This is the fourth in Simonson's Latouche County series, and the first I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was pulled into this complex story and couldn't stop reading until the end delivered up a surprising solution about Frank's disappearance. Each book appears to involve many of the supporting characters in this setting and each can be read as a stand alone. This is the fourth book in the A Latouche County Mystery series. The dynamics in both families added to and drove the mystery of 'Where is Frank?'. I found this to be a compelling read with characters so lifelike that it was like they were in the same room with me, telling their story. It is the general belief that he is on the run from the failed bank mess. The next day Frank disappears and can't be found. When Frank's former bank, now run by his son, goes into receivership over subprime mortgages, the two of them fight. Driving him to the hospital starts her on a new chapter in her life. Jane meets Russell when she finds him injured from a falling limb in his cherry orchard. She wants to get to know her father better and is willing to put up with his fifth wife, who is younger than Jane, to do so. Frank's daughter from his first marriage, Jane, has come to visit while teaching some art courses at a nearby college.

When Bill commits suicide, his estranged son, Russell returns home after being gone for many years to help his mother, Alice and younger sister, Judith, an Afghanistan Vet. Frank and Bill both court conflict just because they can. Frank August is a retired wealthy banker who has built a large estate and started a vineyard next to the farm of Vietnam Vet, Bill Hough. Meet the August and Hough (pronounced Hawk) families who live on adjoining properties on the Columbia River Gorge in the Pacific Northwest.

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