Author: catharineriggs

People are dying at a luxury retirement community . . . and not from natural causes.Ruth Mosby is the VP of operations at Serenity Acres, where the privileged elite go to die. For a hefty fee, wealthy retirees can live the good life in this posh Santa Barbara community—even after they outlive their money. Ruth thinks this is a fine arrangement, but the savvy new boss has a new rule: if you can’t … rule: if you can’t pay, you can’t stay.Ruth is deeply disturbed when destitute residents start dying at an alarming rate, as if on cue. Even more…

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Revenge is anything but sweet in this twisty thriller about two women with very different lives locked in the same deadly game.Imagining the best way to destroy a person’s happiness is Crystal Love’s favorite game. Devious and unpolished, the plus-sized loan analyst couldn’t be more out of place in her new town of Santa Barbara, where the beautifully manicured women never age and the ocean views … the ocean views stretch farther than the million-dollar lawns. And yet her eye for the power dynamics at play in this tony community is dead accurate.Kathi Wright, on the other hand, has made…

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