Childhood memories of a lonely and frightened summer she spent on the Dolor island had given Jennifer Langley, New York career girl little reason to like the island ‘s mistress her arrogantly selfish aunt Evelyn . Jennifer returned to the beautiful Florida island to catalog family possessions she would someday inherit. Even before death violently struck Jennifer had learned some of the answers to her many questions. Until she came face-to-face with her own death did she learn the answer to all of her questions.