The Doomsters by Ross Macdonald

A private investigator is drawn into a wealthy California family's tangled history after a respected man’s death; as he probes, he uncovers betrayals, hidden resentments and a pattern of inherited guilt that turns affection into violence. The case peels back layers of secrecy and moral compromise, linking past sins to present crimes and forcing painful reckonings within the family.

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