First published 1991
Dr. Arthur Calgary stands at the Argyle family doorstep with news no one wants to hear. Two years after Jacko Argyle was executed for killing his adoptive mother Rachel, Calgary can finally prove the young man's innocence. A head injury had stolen Calgary's memory of being Jacko's alibi until now. The Argyles react with dread instead of joy. Rachel died in their house, and if Jacko didn't murder her, someone else did. That someone still lives among them. The family members eye each other with fresh suspicion as old grudges bubble to the surface. Each person who was present that fatal night becomes a suspect. Calgary watches his act of justice backfire spectacularly. The Argyles had built their peace on Jacko's guilt, and now that foundation crumbles. The true killer remains hidden within the family circle, and Calgary's revelation threatens to claim more victims than Rachel's original murder.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
Period: 20th Century
212 pages · Hardcover · Bantam Books