The supporting cast is delightfully offbeat and intriguing, effectively evoking the feel of a small town. That's more than reason enough to dip into this gentle suspense story. Liz shows us the town through the eyes of a newcomer revealing what it's like to live in a community where very little goes unnoticed. Her relationships with Jack and Spencer are touched upon, both very different men with totally different agendas. Ms Scott's secondary characters, particularly the couple who own the pub and the shady duo living in the trailer, help keep the pace going.
Dialogue flows smoothly, enhancing the plot.
Description of the remote Rushmore and its small-town lifestyle makes it easy to picture. Liz Montgomery tries to start her life over in a supposedly quiet historical town, Rushmore. Liz finds herself enthralled with not only the town but with its enchanting locals, one in particular, police sergeant, Jack Lydon. Carolyn Scott Carolyn Scott lives in Melbourne, Australia and works full time as a technical writer of user manuals. A frustrated fiction writer, she's written romance, fantasy, horror, speculative and mainstream short stories, some of which have been published in print and electronic magazines.