Kate Atherton's idyllic retirement is going well...if you don't count the two murders, the mysterious drone, and her photographer friend who manages to poke a hornet's nest of criminal activity, that is. When murder and a web of other crimes enmesh the idyllic town of Wheaton Creek, Kate Atherton marshals her circle of colorful friends, a skeptical sheriff's deputy, and an associate from her mysterious past to untangle it all. Kate may be grandmotherly, but she's definitely not your grandmother's amateur sleuth! Our Town Book Reviews says: "I thought this book was a little slow in the beginning. But it seemed to pick up fast and then just roll right on through to the end in a particularly good way. What I thought was going to be a light cozy, turned out to be a lot more than that. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t a heavy deep story and it is not full of blood and gore. However, Jo Cassie McRae put a spin on this that made it quite different than your everyday cozy. Yes, the town has a neat name. Yes, the characters are varied and interesting, there is even a deputy in the mix but...there are hints all through this story that there just might be more than meets the eye. Aside from the undercurrent always keeping you wondering a little bit, I loved the way the author varied her characters. There’s a young computer guy (sorry don’t know today’s socially acceptable name for nerd). There are artists, professionals, retired people. Each of which has his or her own interesting spot in the story. Most importantly to me was a character named Kate Atherton, the series title of the book. Kate is retired, quiet, well not really, and laid back, well not really. I liked her a lot. She’s the calm in the storm. Smart, strong, and cheeky. It looks as if this is Book 1 in a series titled “Kate Atherton Mysteries”. I most certainly hope there will be a book 2."