I really liked this book. It is not from the mystery section but it was still a mystery - of the psychological type. Sandra Ferante is an alcoholic who refuses to face her problem. Her daughter Evie has distanced herself because her mom won't try to stop drinking. Ginger, the other daughter, lives closer to Sandra but has not been to her mother's home for months. When Ginger receives a call from Sandra's neighbor, Mina, saying that her mother is on the way to the hospital after a fall she immediately calls Evie. This time she insists, it is Evie's job to take care of things. Evie heads to her childhood home before going to the hospital. When she arrives she is shocked to see the condition of the house - disorder and confusion everywhere. (Sorry - I stole that from the theme song for Monk!) Amid the chaos is a new tv and very expensive liquor. She finds cash - a lot of it. Where did the money come from????? I loved the characters, especially Mina who starts each day out with her notebook where she carefully writes down the deaths of anyone she knows in that morning's paper. A great read!
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