And a lighthouse.
And a keeper with a tragic past.
And three girls.
Annie is having nightmares about three girls on the road to the lighthouse after discovering a rag doll in the attic of Grey Gables while looking for items to lend to the local library for a children's display.
And so we have another mystery which includes a dangerous walk on a stormy night to the lighthouse, a disapproving mayor, a handsome new man in town that has taken and interest in Alice, and a decision that Annie feels she needs to make.
First off, I liked the fact that one minute Annie and Alice (her best friend) do something entirely teenager and go on the ill advised stormy weather walk (the dark and the wind could lead to disaster) and the next minute get completely mothery when they come across their young teenage friends at the lighthouse. This is so typical of middle aged women with a sense of adventure. We are both teenagers and responsible women at the same time.
The thing that had me stumped though is why Annie had to make a decision between living in Stony Point or living in Texas where she came from. She has two houses. One that she lived in with her husband and daughter, and Grey Gables which she inherited from her grandmother, Betsy. Why not live in both? She could be in Texas between Halloween and Easter, taking advantage of the warm weather and the important holidays with her daughter and grandchildren, and then go to Stony Point after Easter to enjoy the coastal spring, summer and early fall. I see no reason to make a decision.
But that's just me being "cool, I've got two houses."
Personally, I wish I had one.
This book also breaks a bit from the rest of the series with Annie's unexplained dreams. A hint of the paranormal here? But then the series, although not religious, does not shy away from religion as we also delve in deeper to Annie's faith and her background of having missionary parents. Personally, I have no problem with Annie having dreams about what happened, but a more secular reader might.
Still, a fun addition to the series.
*****
Jan Fields is an author of mysteries and children's books. She's written several books in the Annie's Attic series, and several in other series as well. Here's her website.
And her blog Cute and Cranky
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