Ten years after the death of the magnetic Donald 'Sully' Sullivan, the town of North Bath is goingthrough a major transition as it is taken over by its much wealthier neighbour, Schuyler Springs.Peter, Sully's son, is still grappling with his father's tremendous legacy as well as hisrelationship to his own son, Thomas, wondering if he has been all that different a father thanSully was to him.

Meanwhile, the towns' newly consolidated police department falls into the hands of Charice Bondfollowing the resignation of Doug Raymer, the former North Bath police chief and Charice'sex-boyfriend.

When a decomposing body turns up in the abandoned hotel situated between the two towns, Charice andRaymer are drawn together again and forced to address their complicated attraction to one another.Across town, Ruth, Sully's married ex-lover, struggles to understand her granddaughter, Tina, andher growing obsession with Peter's other son, Will. Amidst the turmoil, the town's residentsspeculate on the identity of the unidentified body and wonder who among their number could havedisappeared unnoticed.

Brimming with warmth, wisdom and Russo's signature wry humour, Somebody's Fool is another classic from a modern master ofstorytelling.