The Swindler's Daughter by Stephenia H. McGee is about a young woman, Lillian Doyle, who finds out her father, Lloyd, leaves her a windfall inheritance that can change her life. Lillian has been surrounded by high society with her widowed mother. She believed her father had died years ago. However, when she receives a letter, she finds out that her father had only recently passed away in jail and he left her a business and all his earthly possessions. Lillian is heartbroken by the news and disappointed that her mother lied to her. .
Lillian travels to a small Georgia town to sort out her inheritance. She is dismayed to discover the house she inherited desperately needs repair. When she tries to open the door to her new home, she comes face to face with another woman, Melanie, who claims the house was already promised to her son, Jonah.
Lillian is desperate to sort through the mess so she can go back home to Atlanta. However, while she is sorting out her father’s affairs, she meets a family that she never knew existed. And to add to her troubles, the business that Lloyd left her seems to be dabbling in illegal affairs. Will Lillian be able to sort through her father’s troubles before it’s too late?
The book was a straightforward and okay read. It didn’t have many twists or turns. It was easy to guess who the main villain(s) were. I thought the book would have a bit more of a mystery aspect to it. Even the title gives away one major spoiler. I have read the author’s other book, “The Secrets of Emberwild”, and I liked this book better. I would be open to reading more books by the author.
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