Benji, the son of multi-millionaire power couple Tag and Greer, is getting married to Celeste. The wedding is happening at Tag & Greer’s Nantucket summer home, but things go awry as the body of the maid of honour, Merritt, is found washed up in the harbour by the bride-to-be. Local police chief Ed Kapenash is called in to investigate, and discovers that Shooter, the best man, is also missing.
Through various flashbacks, and through the police investigation, multiple parallel stories are unearthed, from Tag’s infidelity, to Celeste being in love with Shooter, and Benji’s brother’s issues. Suspicion falls on various members of the families involved, each harbouring their own secrets and complicated relationships. Chief Kapenash meticulously questions everyone, and each person’s testimony provides another piece of the puzzle, slowly revealing the reason behind Merritt’s death and laying bare the notion of the “perfect” couple or family.
The author has written an excellent whodunit where everyone has secrets and everyone is suspicious. The reader is kept guessing throughout, and the suspense is maintained to the end. On the whole, the book is a very entertaining read.