THENEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER“Anengrossingandsumptuoustale,thisnovelisafantasticspringread.“--GoodMorningAmericaFromtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingteamofBeatrizWilliams,LaurenWillig,andKarenWhite--anovelofmoneyandsecretssetamongthefamoussummermansionsofNewport,RhodeIsland,spanningoveracenturyfromtheGildedAgetothepresentday.“Threestorieselegantlyintertwineinthiscleverandstylishtaleofmurderandfamilylies...Thiscrackerjacknoveloffersthreemysteriesforthepriceofone.“--PublishersWeekly(starredreview)2019:AndieFiguerohasjustlandedherdreamjobasaproducerofMansionMakeover,apopularrealityshowaboutrestoringAmerica’smostlavishhistorichouses.Andiehashighhopesforherlatestproject:theoncegloriousbutgentlycrumblingSpragueHallinNewport,RhodeIsland,summerresortofAmerica’sgildedclass--famousforthelavish“summercottages“ofVanderbiltsandBelmonts.ButAndierunsintotrouble:thereclusiveheiresswhostilllivesinthemansion,Lucia“Lucky“Sprague,willonlyallowtheshowtogoforwardontwoconditions:One,nobodyspeakstoher.Two,nobodytouchesthemansion’sruinedboathouse.1899:EllenDanielshasbeenhiredtogivesinginglessonstoMissMaybelleSprague,anaiveyoungColoradominingheiresswhosestepbrotherJohnhaspouredtheirnewmoneyintobuyingaplaceamongNewport’selite.JohnisdeterminedtoseeMaybellemarriedofftoafortune-huntingItalianprince,andEllenissupposedtopolishupthegirlforherlaunchintosociety.ButthedeceptivelydemureEllenhasherowncheckeredpast,andshe’shidinginplainsightatSpragueHall.1958:Lucia“Lucky“SpraguehasalwaysfeltlikeanoutsideratSpragueHall.Whensheandhergrandmother--theAmerican-bornPrincessdiConti--fledMussolini’sItaly,itseemednaturaltogobacktotheimposingNewporthouseNanaownedbuthadn’tseensincehermarriagein1899.Overtheyears,Lucky’slostherItalianaccentandfoundaplaceforherselfamongtheyachtingsetbymarryingStuyvesantSprague,thealcoholicscionofherSpraguestepfamily.Butonefatefulnightinthemansion’soldboathousewilluncoveradevastatingtruth...andchangeeverythingshethoughtsheknewaboutherpast.AsthecamerasrollonMansionMakeover,thehousebeginstoyieldupthedarksecretstheSpraguesthoughtwouldstayhiddenforever....
