I suppose it's worth noting here that the characters are pretty much all from California Diaries. So having read those might help ya. But hey, not that big an issue. I attempted to explain the characters necessary by integrating them fluidly into the text.
November 4. So very far behind goal. But this piece is a little over 1800 words (exact count: 1863), so at least I might be catching up. Kind of. Maybe.
Because Kristy and Mary Anne are BFF, yo. And the BSC always needs a good mystery.