A Dead Guy at the Summerhouse

Set in 1968, this story follows Mitch Franklin as he navigates his final year of adolescence amid the backdrop of a small-town summer, where he takes on a job caring for a wealthy family’s lapdogs. However, the tranquil setting is overshadowed by suspense and mystery surrounding the family's past hired help, who met a strange and deadly end. As events unfold around the anniversary of that mysterious death, Mitch finds himself entangled in questions about his own identity and survival.