Vera Gamble is on her way to the island of Winter Haven to make a positive identification of a body that washed ashore. Is it really her brother?  She is having a hard time believing it is him, as he disappeared thirteen years ago and she had not heard from him. 

Vera does not want to believe it, but the body really is her brother and he looks exactly like he did thirteen years ago. There had to be some reasonable explanation.  She begins questioning the locals who give her a cold reception.  Only one person can help her, a mysterious man who lives in a falling down mansion high on the rocks on the edge of the island. 

Vera learns of several legends while digging around, including a witch bent on vengeance who pulls pranks on Vera, and a lost colony whose ghostly spirits can be heard through the fog.  Vera will have to solve the mystery of not only her brother, but also of the legends before she becomes their next victim. 

This is a wonderful suspense with twists and turns sure to hold the readers attention to the end.  There is mystery as well with elements of the paranormal.  I highly recommended this book.

April 3, 2008