Jaymie Leighton Muller has invited several of her college friends to her family's summer cottage on Heartbreak Island between Michigan and Ontario. The reunion of sorts had been an annual event until life intruded and the gatherings became fewer and fewer.
Jaymie has high hopes that the absence would make them eager to see each other. Nothing could be further from the truth. One brings and uninvited friend and there is constant sniping at each other. Before long, someone is murdered, but it isn't one of the college friends, it's a local.
An over-amorous handyman with a pregnant girlfriend half his age has been found murdered in his cabin, which by the way has been set on fire. Although the police think Mario's best friend Kory is the murderer, with this group, there are many suspects.There's man-crazy Brandi who spends most of her time on hook-up apps even though she is married. Who may or may not have hooked up with Mario. Oh and she is the one who brought the new friend. Then there's romance author Melody Heath who swears her husband is stalking her at Heartbreak Island. Gabriela laments having to leave her husband and daughter and is constantly checking her phone in hopes of hearing news from home. And Rachel who after tasting the buttery goodness of Tansy's Tarts, volunteers to help out at the shop when the owner is short handed.
Jaymie's uneasy relationship with Detective Vestry makes her leery about interfering in the case, but as she discovers more clues, she feels she needs to intercede. A twisty path leads Jaymie to uncover the murderer.
As much as I enjoyed Cast Iron Alibi, there were too many characters for my taste. I did not see the need to reintroduce all the locals again as most of them just passed through the story and the central focus was the reunion group. Just sayin'..
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