As the road unfurls ahead of the sibs and their spouses, Beth gradually reveals what really happened on that road trip so long ago, inspiring readers to become as invested in the past as they surely will be in the present. They’re not about to take any chances, especially since someone might be tracking them. Unfortunately, they’re required to revisit every kitschy, and creepy, tourist trap from Alabama to Nevada. Beth isn’t thrilled by the presence of her husband, Felix, and Eddie’s wife, Krista, and all she really wants to do is put the pedal to the metal and collect her money. Now, they’ve been forced to re-create a nightmarish road trip from 20 years ago to satisfy their grandfather’s demands and collect their share of an estate worth millions. It’s been a few years since the Morgan siblings-narrator Beth, Eddie, and Portia-have all been in the same place at the same time. A road trip to scatter their grandfather’s ashes-and claim their inheritance-takes a strange turn for three adult siblings in Downing’s ( My Lovely Wife, 2019) sharp psychological thriller.
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