Libby: Libby is the soul survivor of the famous Day family murders. Her mother and two other sisters were brutally murdered leaving her to survive. Libby is now in her thirties and attempting to live her life. It is a slow process and can be very difficult to complete the day to day tasks such as getting out of bed. She has made it her life's mission to shut everyone out and keep to herself. All of this comes to a stand still when she is out of cash and subjects herself to help out a local group of "murder enthusiasts". This group of dynamic individuals research murders and come up with theories. The Day family murders have their attention as they do not believe the person placed in jail is the one who killed them. The thing with this is, Libby was the one who stated the killer. Who in fact, is her brother Ben. As Libby works with the group by giving them information about her family and that night, she not only drudges up painful memories, but begins to wonder herself if she really knows who killed her family.
Ben: Born into a poor family surrounded by women was pretty horrific for Ben. His mother had too many children than she new what to do with, his father was an absent drunk who never gave him the time of day, and he constantly felt like a loner. This all changed for him when he met her. Diondra was a vivacious, free spirit who introduced Ben to the person he could be. He felt whole with her and like he was important. Sure, Diondra hung around an interesting crowd, but he belonged here. Unfortunately, as all good things must come to an end, so did Ben's brief fairy tale. You see, after one hectic night, Ben lost his mother, sisters, and life all in one. As a senior in high school, he was placed in prison for the murder of his family.
Patty: She was drowning and didn't know how to swim to the top. Patty had 4 beautiful children she couldn't afford to raise, a drunk ex husband who still thought he had claims on her, and situation after situation that continuously brought her down. It took everything she had just to get out of bed. She knew the troubles each day would face and she just couldn't do it. Patty did love her children. Even her son whom she didn't understand and who she was convinced hated her. Unfortunately, Patty's life was cut short along with the lives of two out of three of her daughters.
Only a few people really know what happened that night and 3 of them are dead while one is in jail. It is up to Libby to figure it out. But what will she do when she finds out the truth? Is this one of those situations where knowing more could actually be worse? Find out who killed the Day family. I promise you will not know until the end no matter how convinced you are throughout the novel.
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