The opening to this book is unusual and hints that the story could progress in a number of potential directions. A dying man makes a new will and is insistent on keeping its contents secret (although his carer, Lisa, must know something about it – to what extent is she going to feature in the plot going forward, I wonder?). Around five months later he dies and his family (save for his ex-wife, who can’t make it) are called together for the reading of the will. Seemingly cutting out his second (much younger) wife, the man has left his entire estate to his three children, provided they can agree on what to do with it. It’s clear that they’re not just going to agree to a three-way split. The opening chapters indicate that all of the characters are going to react to the death and their resultant emotions differently, and it’ll be interesting to find out how much of the plot is going to focus on them all coming to terms with Jonathan’s death and getting to know one another again (which the statement of intentions suggests might be important) and how much is going to focus on the mysterious aspect of the secret will.