Private detective Paul Artisan must come up with a plan to learn the truth when his investigation into the disappearance of Alexander Widmore, one of the heirs to the vast Widmore fortune, along with his twin brother Clifford, yields more questions than answers.
Law professor Ray Atlee and his troublesome younger brother Forrest are called home to Clanton, Mississippi by their dying father, Judge Atlee, but when the judge dies before the meeting can take place, Ray is left to untangle an old family secret.
Catherine Sloper, an heiress favored by neither beauty nor brilliance, finds herself torn between an attractive suitor and her adored father, who believes the young man to be a fortune hunter.
In a land that has been at war so long that no one remembers the reason for fighting, the shapeshifters who rule the two factions agree to marry in the hope of bringing peace, despite deep-seated fear and distrust of each other.
When Cole Egan's father dies, he leaves Cole a key to a safe deposit box that contains a tape that proves that President Kennedy's death was a conspiracy, but now some people will do anything to make sure no one else sees the tape.
When Grandma dies, her five children and their children descend on her farmhouse to divide the possessions in an orderly manner and in hopes of making everyone happy.
