How to Marry a Ghost by Hope McIntyre

Londoner Lee Bartholomew arrives in the Hamptons to attend her mother's "wedding" and to snag a deal to ghostwrite the autobiography of faded rock star Shotgun Marriott. When a body washes up on the shore right after the beach wedding and another murder follows, Lee realizes she has immersed herself in a community of secrets and she must help solve the murders in order to write the autobiography. McIntyre focuses a lot on Lee's personal relationships with her mother, the people she meets in the Hamptons and her off-again boyfriend Tommy in addition to uncovering the mystery of the murders. How to Marry a Ghost reminds me of the mysteries of Betsy Thornton and Carol Lea Benjamin. The island/beach setting is reminiscent of the novels of Elin Hilderbrand. Hope McIntyre is the pseudonym of Caroline Upcher.