Marcy McCreary Livres

Set against the backdrop of the fading glory of Catskills resorts, the story revolves around the Roth family, once esteemed owners of The Cuttman Hotel. The narrative unfolds decades later when the discovery of skeletal remains reignites the mystery of a waitress's disappearance from 1978. Each family member harbors secrets that could unravel the truth, challenging Detective Susan Ford to confront her past with the Roths as she seeks justice in a web of loyalty and deception.

Sometimes the truth doesn't set you free--it gets you killed. Detective Susan Ford notices a missed call on her phone from a number she doesn't recognize, and when Madison Garcia, a woman with past ties to the town of Monticello, New York, is found stabbed to death the next morning, Susan realizes that Madison was the one who had called her. But why? Susan teams up with her father, retired Detective Will Ford, to find the killer, and their investigation soon threatens to uncover Madison's family secrets--an inheritance, accidental death, money laundering, extramarital affairs, and family rivalries, just to name a few--and they don't appreciate the Fords digging into their business. As the investigation twists and turns, the Fords discover that Madison was planning to confess to a long-kept secret, but someone brutally silenced her. Everyone she knew is a suspect. Anyone could be her killer.

An accomplished detective teams up with her father, a retired cop, to retrace a cold kidnapping case, only to realize that the clues reach deep into her past and uncomfortably close to home. In a family like that, you won't need enemies. In the waning days of the Catskills hotel era, Stanley and Rachel Roth, the owners of the Cuttman Hotel, were practically dynasty--third generation proprietors of a sprawling resort with a grand reputation. The glamorous and gregarious matriarch, Rachel. The cunning and successful businessman, Stan. Four beautiful children. A perfect family deserving of respect and loyalty. Or so it seemed. Fast forward forty years. The Roths have lost their clout. When skeletal remains are found on the side of the road, the disappearance of Trudy Solomon, a coffee shop waitress at the Cuttman in 1978, is reopened. Each member of the Roth family holds a clue to the case, but getting them to admit what they know will force Detective Susan Ford to face a family she'd hoped never to see again.