Merryvale Manor keeps its secrets. On the cusp of the 1960s, when fourteen-year-old Ben moves into the ancestral home of his aunt and uncle, he is initially shocked by their wealth and glamour. Over his first summer at Merryvale, he learns to appreciate their languid opulence, and quickly settles into his new rich lifestyle. Until five years later... when the body of a missing woman is found on the estate. As the murder investigation hones in on its key suspect, Ben's memories of that summer resurface and he sees his family's manipulative power in a harsh new light. Placed on a collision course with the powerful Drummonds, he faces a dilemma: should he choose his family or his principles?9781605506760