Since it has been so long since I have updated, I thought I would put together a quick summary of what has happened in each chapter. Spoilers throughout.
Chapter 1: Bzzzzz
The guests arrive on a boat to the secluded island of Sheppard's Island, which is uninhabited but does have an operational inn. During the chapter, we learn that:
Emily (The Maid-of-Honor) is afraid of traveling on boats. Emily and Vic (The Best Man) recently broke up after going out for years. They are on speaking term but do not get along well.
Hurbert (The Father-of-the-Bride) does not like Amber's boyfriend, Casey (The Boyfriend), or Amy's husband, Daniel (The Mogul). Also, Amber (The Tease) and Amy (The Tyrant) are sisters, but have a strained relationship.
Allen (The Reverend) is concerned about Lewis (The Loner), his adopted son, and his social skills.
Julie (The Outcast) had a falling out with the group a year ago because of a fight with Mary (The Sullen). Julie is nervous about how she'll be accepted at the wedding.
Chrissy (The Bride) lives across country from her family, so she does not see them very often.
Cort (The Estranged) is Allen's (The Reverend) brother who he has not seen in years, but hope to reconnect with at the wedding. Bobby (The Groom) is Allen and Cort's nephew, who Allen has raised as his own son since Bobby's parents death.
Nicky (The Risk Taker) feels a bit left out with having no one to hangout with.
Janice (The Owner of the Inn) and Kimberly (The Maid) have a fight about how fast Kimberly is getting her job done. Some of the rooms are not ready when the guests arrive, causing Bruce (The Partier), Alli (The Athlete) , Emily (The Maid-of-Honor), and Cort (The Estranged) to wait for their rooms.
Janice (The Owner of the Inn) reflects on wanting to get rid of the inn, which was left to her by her parents who died in a boating accident a few month previous.
Amy (The Tyrant) discovers a mysterious envelope in her luggage that she does not want her family to know about.
Adam (The Flake) is electrocuted in his bathtub by the killer.
Chapter 2: Wheeze
In this chapter, the guests kill time before getting back together for dinner that night. Most of the guests hang out at the pool. During the chapter, we learn that:
Kimberly (The Maid) is drowned by the killer in a bucket full of bleach/water while finishing cleaning the final room.
Bruce (The Partier) is interested in hooking up with Alli (The Athlete), which Alli encourages.
Sara (The Snob) is trying her best to keep Ray's (The Go-Getter) away from his friends, who she does not like.
Chrissy (The Bride), Denise (The Peacekeeper), and Pamela (The Mother-of-the-Bride) get a chance to bond while making lunch. They mainly discuss Denise's pregnancy.
Allen (The Reverend) gets a chance to meet all of the Evans family. He likes them all except for Daniel (The Mogul), who he instantly distrusts.
Cort (The Estranged) acts oddly towards the other guests.
Bruce (The Partier) and Bobby (The Groom) discuss Bobby's cold feet about the wedding.
Mary (The Sullen), after seeing Julie (The Outcast) on the boat after almost a year of not being around her former friend, gets depressed and the angry at Robin (The Loudmouth). Mary has secretly blamed Robin for the falling out she had with Julie. Mary gets very angry with Robin at the pool.
Robin (The Loudmouth), after returning to her room from the pool, is garroted by the killer.
Chapter 3: Whoosh
The chapter covers the "engagement" dinner. In this chapter, the following occurs:
Ray (The Go-Getter) and Sara (The Snob) get into a fight about how Sara treats Ray's friends. It is revealed that Ray and Sara plan to move across country after the wedding.
Denise (The Peacemaker) reflects on Amber's (The Tease), her younger sister, flirtatious personality. Denise invites Cort (The Estranged) to sit with her, which he does.
Allen (The Reverend) asks Lewis (The Loner) to sit with other guests at dinner, but he ends up sitting with Allen and Bobby (The Groom), his adoptive brother.
Bobby (The Groom), Vic (The Best Man), and Bruce (The Partier) arrive at dinner together. Bobby sits with Chrissy (The Bride) and both of their parents, while Bruce sits with Alli (The Athlete), Emily (The Maid-of-Honor), and the rest of Chrissy's friends. This leaves Vic to sit with Ray (The Go-Getter) and Sara (The Snob). Vic and Sara proceed to show off their disgust for one another.
Julie (The Outcast) and Tom (The Stranger) sit with Daniel (The Mogul), Amy (The Tyrant), and their kids. Tom decides he does not like Daniel very much because he acts arrogantly towards him.
Amber (The Tease) and Daniel (The Mogul) have a short interaction, and Amber remembers that Daniel made a pass at her and she feels very uncomfortable around him. This has also led to Amber not wanting to be around her oldest sister, Amy (The Tyrant), even though their relationship had been good. Amber does not want Amy to find out for fear the Daniel and Amy's marriage will break-up.
Theresa (The Photographer) reflects on feeling left out of the group and reveals that she may have sinister motives for wanting to attend the wedding.
Emily (The Maid-of-Honor) wonders where Robin (The Loudmouth) is, unaware of what transpired between Robin and Mary (The Sullen) at the pool. The discussion of where Robin is angers Mary.
Hurbert (The Father-of-the-Bride) reflects on how happy he is to see Chrissy (The Bride) getting married to Bobby (The Groom). Hurbert also reflects on Amy (The Tyrant) troubled relationship with her sisters, his dislike of Daniel (The Mogul), and Amber's success and his concern about her boyfriends.
Cort (The Estranged) goes on a walk by himself.
Casey (The Boyfriend) has a cigarette behind the inn.
Eugene (The Graduate) and Laura (The Airhead) go skinny dipping at the beach. Eugene is sliced to death by the killer, while Laura is stabbed to death.
Chapter 4: Stare
This chapter focuses on the beginning of the second day on the island, and the guests preparing for the day's activities. Particular focus is on the tour of the abandoned town.
Lissa (The Flower Girl) explores the inn in the middle of the night and caught by Tina (The Caterer).
Tina (The Caterer), who has been working in the kitchen all night, is burned to death in the oven by the killer.
Chrissy (The Bride), Emily (The Maid-of-Honor), Alli (The Athlete), and Nicky (The Risk Taker) get up early and go jogging. They investigate a strange smell from the kitchen, but do not find Tina, who they suspect left the oven on. Alli reflects on coming to Sheppard's Island previously with many of the other guests. If is also revealed by Nicky to Chrissy, Emily, and Alli that Mary (The Sullen) yelled at Robin (The Loudmouth) at the pool the previous day.
Janice (The Owner of the Inn) believes Kimberly (The Maid) left the island on the boat the previous day due to the fight the two had. Janice also notes that the phones have stopped working. Emily (The Maid-of-Honor) insists that Janice allow her to search Robin's (The Loudmouth) room. When they do, they find that all of Robin's luggage is gone. Janice suggests that Robin might have gone back to the mainland with Troy (The Ferry Driver) the previous day. Emily also learns that another guest will be arriving with Troy that day, so Emily decides to find out from Troy what happened to Robin.
Bruce (The Partier) tells Vic (The Best Man) that he would prefer to spend the day with Alli (The Athlete) on the hike, but Vic convinces him that they should go on the tour of the abandoned town so they will have time to prepare for the bachelor party.
Amy (The Tyrant) does something nice for Amber (The Tease) by sitting with her and Casey (The Boyfriend), who are sitting uncomfortably with Cort (The Estranged), at breakfast. Amy inadvertently convinces Cort to come to the beach with her. Amy also reveals that Daniel (The Mogul) has decided not to go to the beach with her and the children, and has instead decided to go hiking, which came as a surprise to her.
Chrissy (The Bride) learns that Denise (The Peacekeeper) is feeling ill, so she will not be going on the tour. Kyle (The Good Son-In-Law) will go on the tour to keep an eye on Amber (The Tease) and Casey (The Boyfriend).
Theresa (The Photographer) meets with her coconspirator and reveals that she left the package in Amy's (The Tyrant) bag. Theresa also reveals that the conspiracy involved her taking pictures. When she presses to be more involved in the blackmail, the person she meets with cuts off her head.
Lewis (The Loner) planned to stay at the inn all day, but because of a misunderstanding, he believes Amy (The Tyrant) orders him to go to the beach with her.
Janice (The Owner of the Inn), Kyle (The Good Son-In-Law), Amber (The Tease), Casey (The Boyfriend), Vic (The Best Man), Bruce (The Partier), Julie (The Outcast), and Tom (The Stranger) go on the tour to the abandoned town.
Amber (The Tease) and Casey (The Boyfriend) sneak off and Casey tries to put an aggressive move on Amber, but Amber does not want to go as far as he does. They have a fight and Amber leaves him in the woods to catch up with the others on the tour.
Casey (The Boyfriend) is crushed by a log on his way back to the inn.
Chapter 5: Thunk
This chapter continues the various activities of the guests on the second day on Sheppard's Island. Activities are mainly at the abandoned town, the beach, and the hiking trail.
Amy (The Tyrant), Nicky (The Risk Taker), Lissa (The Flower Girl), Joey (The Ring Bearer), Lewis (The Loner), and Cort (The Estranged) go to the beach.
Amber (The Tease) catches up with the group on the tour at the abandoned town. Kyle (The Good Son-In-Law) had gone searching for her, and arrives back at the town after her. Vic (The Best Man) and Tom (The Stranger) are off on their own when Amber gets to the town, but they show up in time for Janice (The Owner of the Inn) to explain the history of the island.
Hurbert (The Father of the Bride), Pamela (The Mother of the Bride), Emily (The Maid-of-Honor), Ray (The Go-Getter), Alli (The Athlete), Sara (The Snob), and Mary (The Sullen) go on the hike.
Daniel (The Mogul) makes the others who are going on the hike believe that he is going with them, but then makes an excuse to go back to the inn. He suggests that the reason is due to the guest that is still to come to the island.
Amy (The Tyrant), realizing that Lewis (The Loner) may not have planned on coming to the beach, asks Nicky (The Risk Taker) to make sure Lewis has a good time at the beach. Lewis is hesitant to join in with the others at first, but Nicky convinces him, and he ends up having a good time.
Emily (The Maid-of-Honor) confronts Mary (The Sullen) about her yelling at Robin (The Loudmouth). Emily lets Mary and Alli (The Athlete) know that Robin's room was empty, and that she plans on ditching the hike early to talk to Troy (The Ferry Driver) when he returns with the remaining guest.
Julie (The Outcast), Vic (The Best Man), and Bruce (The Partier) discuss the fight between Julie and Mary (The Sullen) that occurred a year ago, and caused Julie to avoid the group since. Vic and Bruce discuss the bachelor party with Julie and ask if Tom (The Stranger) wants to attend, to which Julie says she will allow him to go.
Janice (The Owner of the Inn) explores her childhood home in the abandoned town, and is hit in the face with a sledgehammer by the killer.