I was lazy. Everything else grew out of place. Characters sure did. The Asheville area, set in a bowl of mountains, charms folks. They may leave to seek fortune in New York or L.A., but they come back, possibly trailing mysteries.
Tourists go home, quit jobs, come back and take whatever jobs they can get here.
New age folks claim it's vibrations. The result is a wonderful mix of folks who might be suspect, or killer. There are back cove types who speak Elizabethan English. Some rely on guns and Bibles in that order. Mountain pitfalls, like forests to get lost in, help create suspense.