I Love You More

Picasso Lane is twelve years old when her father, Oliver, is murdered at their summer beach house in North Carolina. Her mother, Diana, is the primary suspect . . . at least until the police discover his second wife, Jewels, and his third, Bert. The new widows say they have never met—but Picasso knows otherwise. She remembers the late-night visits, the hushed phone calls, and the whispered planning.

Soon, however, it becomes clear that the “perfect murder” was not so perfect after all. Eac...