A captivating and heart-wrenching tale of sibling bonds tested by a troubled past. Will and Asheley’s upbringing is far from uncomplicated. Their father left them when they were little, and their mother has just been carted off to an alcohol treatment center. Now, they have the house to themselves, and an endless California summer stretching out before them. Through alternating perspectives, they tell the story of how and why their lives spun violently out of control—right up to the impossibly shocking conclusion you’ll have to read for yourself to believe. In the restless summer nights of an affluent California suburb, lines are blurred between love and fear, right and wrong, truth and lies, defense . . . and murder.