Contents

One

It started because of a facelift. A second facelift, actually.

Two

That was how the New Falls Journal described the crime…

Three

It was a small, square room—not a big, open one…

Four

Kitty’s son, Marvin, showed up at her arraignment and posted…

Five

Lauren Halliday had been born Lauren Bryson of the Boston–Palm…

Six

Tarrytown, New York, was where Washington Irving had penned The…

Seven

The funeral was orchestrated by Premiere Parties, which had done…

Eight

The post-funeral luncheon was served at Alio’s because the house…

Nine

Bridget drove Caroline home because Jack had convinced Randall to…

Ten

Bridget started in Randall’s dressing room.

Eleven

Dana should have called the Hudson Valley Red Cab to…

Twelve

Dana decided Sam had a point—had anyone thought of Yolanda?…

Thirteen

Michael came home for dinner, and though the head count…

Fourteen

Brunch.

Fifteen

Dana backed out of her driveway at ten-fifteen the next…

Sixteen

Sam leaped from the Queen Anne and bolted through the…

Seventeen

“You should have been there,” Bob said to Lauren. “I…

Eighteen

“So I have a theory,” Sam said after he explained…

Nineteen

“What do you mean you’ll pick me up at midnight?…

Twenty

’Twas the night before chemo and there Bridget was, traversing…

Twenty-one

“I can’t imagine where she was going,” Lauren whispered to…

Twenty-two

Bridget wore a ruby red silk camisole and matching capri…

Twenty-three

“Samuel David Fulton, what in God’s name have you done?”

Twenty-four

They were back, but this time Lauren couldn’t breathe. Maybe…

Twenty-five

Bridget didn’t have a clue how she would be able…

Twenty-six

Hyde Park, New York, was famous as the birthplace…

Twenty-seven

Good Lord, it was Bridget’s first husband no one knew…

Twenty-eight

She didn’t care what Steven said.

Twenty-nine

The worst part was, of course, that Steven had second-guessed…

Thirty

If Caroline’s father saw her now, he would be disgraced.

Thirty-one

Steven was gone again, this time for a one-day meeting…

Thirty-two

They met at Caffeine’s instead of the club, where the…

Thirty-three

Upon leaving the restaurant, Dana decided that as soon as…

Thirty-four

“Mom, please. I knew you’d overreact.”

Thirty-five

Steven came in on the red-eye Saturday morning and crawled…

Thirty-six

She was wearing a light green dress that they’d all…

Thirty-seven

The house looked the same but smaller, closer to the…

Thirty-eight

Bridget strutted into the oncology department Monday morning in teal…

Thirty-nine

Dana couldn’t wait to tell Bridget about her father. Steven…

Epilogue

It was the perfect spot for a hair salon, right…


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