Dead Letters [Paperback] Dolan-Leach, Caite

Ava returns to her family's failing winery in the Finger Lakes after her twin sister Zelda dies in a suspicious fire. But Zelda was always theatrical, always manipulative — and the clues she's left behind suggest this might be her most elaborate game yet. What follows is a scavenger hunt through their shared past, each letter of the alphabet leading Ava deeper into family secrets, old jealousies, and the question of whether her sister is actually dead. Caite Dolan-Leach writes about family dysfunction with sharp wit and zero sentimentality, and the upstate New York setting — all decaying grandeur and bad wine — is as much a character as the twins themselves. If you're into unreliable narrators, messy family drama, and psychological puzzles wrapped in literary fiction, this one's for you.