The Better Brother

Perfect for fans of Rachel Hawkins and Paula Hawkins, this suspense-packed novel entangles readers in family lies and shocking secrets that will leave you breathless. Deni Rydell is positive her life is about to change for the better once she marries Cal Cooper Jr. In addition to his good looks and charm, Cal is also the heir to a mining fortune. When Cal and his parents perish in a plane crash, everything changes. Cal''s brother Grant, a recovering addict, becomes the new beneficiary of all that wealth, along with his new girlfriend Erika. As if Deni''s world isn''t shattered enough, her best friend Luna is found murdered on land she was using to illegally grow marijuana. Local detective Robyn Torres thinks the murder is a straightforward drug robbery gone wrong, but the deeper she digs, the clearer it is that she couldn''t be further from the truth. As she works to solve the case, Torres begins to uncover a series of disturbing family secrets and dark lies connected to the Cooper family that threaten to destroy everything Deni knew to be true.