A darkly funny debut novel about two estranged sisters who are unknowingly thrown together by their problematic fathers dying wish

Mickey and Arlo are half sisters. But theyve never spoken and never met. Arlo adored her fatherbut always lived in the shadow ofhis magnetic personality and burdensome vices. Meanwhile,their father abandoned Mickey and her mother years ago, and Mickey has hated him since. When she receives news of her fathers passing, Mickey is shocked to learn that hes left her his not-inconsiderable fortune. The catch: Mickey must attend a series of therapy sessions before the money can be released.

Unbeknownst to either woman, the psychologist Mickeys father has ensured she meets with is her half sister, Arlo. Having cared for her beloved father on his sickbed, Arlo is devastated to discover hes cut her out of his will. She resolves to learn where the money went and why.

Working together as therapist and patientwith no idea that theyre in fact sistersArlo and Mickey soon get under each others skin. Arlo, eager to outrun a mistake in her professional past, is keen to redeem herself with her new client. But Mickey is far from the model patient. As Mickeys personal and professional lives spiral out of control and Arlo uncovers the truth about who her new patient really is, the sisters find themselves on a crash course that will breakor savethem both.