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Joey Green, mid forties and divorced, travels to small town South Carolina to spend time with his parents, and more specifially his dad, Marshall, who is struggling with demetia and having a hard time. Joey convinces his mom to go with friends to a pickleball tournament in Florida, and promises to keep a close eye on his dad while she is away.

Marshall's short term memory is horrible, but he can remember the past clear as day. He beings talking a lot about the past, to the point of holding conversations with people who aren’t there but were in his life as a young man. The family attributes this to his dementia.

When one of the town's influential men is murdered, questions are asked and suspicion falls on Marshall. He cannot remember anything about the night of the murder due to his short term memory issues. Secrets start being revealed and the past and present start to become one. Joey is fighting to prove his father's innocence which dredges upon an old tragedy and other unresolved matters.

Both the past and present mysteries were captivating, and I was taken off guard when we found out the present day killer!

The scenery description was amazing and I could easily envision the Carolina marshes and landscape. The characers were all well developed, right down to the small parts, and this book was just an amazing read!