Scribbly Gum Island has always been a source of fascination for Sophie Honeywell. It's the setting for the famously unsolved Munro Baby mystery. Over seventy years ago, a baby was found abandoned in remote house with no sign of her parents anywhere. An overturned chair, a couple of spots of blood, a still warm unfrosted cake and a boiling kettle were the only clues to the couple's disappearance. The mystery has made the island a tourist attraction that keeps the island's extended family quite busy. Now Sophie has been named the heir to the home of the woman that found the baby and ultimately raised her as her own. Sophie had only met Connie a few times when she was dating Thomas, Connie's great-nephew, but Connie was taken by her and her obvious love of the house. Now that Thomas has married someone else and has a newborn and is also living on the island, will Sophie be able to make a home there too?
This novel is much darker than Moriarty's other books. There's post-partum depression (if not psychosis), mental cruelty, in addition to other secrets besides the Munro Baby mystery. I wasn't sure I liked this story as much as her others until I got to the surprise ending. Then I found myself laughing at her ability to shock me.
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