Not What She Seems

Jac Brodie has stayed away from Brook Haven since her father, the town's beloved chief of police, died when he went off a cliff. The official ruling was one thing. The talk in town was another, and it pinned the blame on her.

When her grandfather is taken into hospital, Jac comes home. Returning means meeting the reputation Brook Haven has kept alive in her absence, and facing neighbors who have had years to settle on their opinion of her.

Something else has changed too. A wealthy newcomer, Faye Arden, has bought Moor Manor, the house nobody else wanted, and turned it into a handsome inn. Brook Haven has welcomed her without reservation.

Jac does not share the town's warmth. She is sure something is badly wrong beneath Faye's charm, and she is the only one who thinks so. Her warnings come from a woman the town already believes killed her father, so nobody is inclined to listen. The book reads as a suspense novel built on distrust and isolation, set in a small community that has made up its mind.