First published 2019
Lincoln, Teddy, and Mickey gather on Martha's Vineyard one September day, their friendship spanning decades since their college years in the 1960s. Lincoln works in commercial real estate, Teddy runs a small publishing house, and Mickey still plays music despite his age. The three men share little beyond their bond, yet they remain connected by an unsolved mystery from Memorial Day weekend 1971 on this same island. As their reunion weekend progresses, each man's secrets emerge alongside the central puzzle that has haunted them for forty-four years. The past intrudes on the present with increasing force, revealing how their lives have been shaped by events they've never fully understood. Russo weaves together comedy and darkness as the friends confront both personal truths and the shared mystery that binds them. The story explores how friendships can constrain and sustain us, creating obligations as powerful as family ties.
Genres: literary-fiction, friendship, mystery, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Martha's Vineyard
Period: 1960s, 1971, 2015
320 pages · Hardcover · Knopf