Tigers in Red Weather

Tigers in Red Weather (2012) by Lisa Klaussmann. Tigers in Red Weather captures a time and place long gone but clearly not forgotten. Nick and Helena are cousins who grew up in a world of sun-bleached boat docks, tennis whites and midnight gin parties at Tiger House, the family home on Martha's Vineyard. In the wake of World War II, they seem ready to settle into "real life," with both their husbands mustering out of the service and seemingly ready to get on with their careers. But things are not as they seem, and the beautiful cousins have troubles which slowly but surely work their way to the surface of their lives. The crux of the novel comes when their children, Ed and Daisy, discover a dead body on the island. The rest of the book is taken up with the story of how the body got there and who committed the murder. It's really quite good reading, and I enjoyed it very much. Very well written and beautifully composed. Grade: A-