I loved the cover of this book! I knew nothing about it or the author but had been sent an advance copy to read, so it was the cover that drew me in.

The author is American and has written a couple of other bestselling suspense novels and this one is described as dark and gripping, about 'one of most deliciously twisted families ever put to page'.

The story is told in a regular first person narrative interspersed with cuttings from fictional newspaper reports and diary entries. 

We're introduced to Ruby McTavish, one of the richest women in North Carolina and also among the most notorious. As a small child she was the victim of a kidnapping, and in adulthood she married often and was widowed four times.

On her death, her adopted son Camden refuses to have anything to do with his past - he doesn't want the house or the money, nor does he want to re-engage with the rest of the family.

His wife, Jules, though, encourages him to think again when, 10 years after his mother's death, his uncle passes away and the family congregates at Ashby House.

Here questions are raised about Ruby's disappearance as a girl and the fate of all those husbands, who died under mysterious circumstances. Why also did she adopt Cam? And is Jules hiding something from her own past, too?

This is a gripping read with stories within stories, and lots of twists and turns. I didn't want to put it down until I found out the answers to all the many puzzles and the conclusion didn't disappoint! Eery and intriguing.