Apples never fall : a novel
(Book)

The Delaney family loved one another dearly--it's just that sometimes they want to murder each other...If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect is your father? This is dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The Delaney's are fixtures in the community. The parents Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They are killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry are palpable. But after 50 years of marriage, they've finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why Stan and Joy so miserable? The four Delaney children--Amy, Logan, Troy and Brooke--were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that's okay, now that they all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon. One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy's door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend, The Delaney's are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted. Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is no where to be found, the police question the one person that remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seem to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure, but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaney's will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light. ,Provided by publisher.