In Keswick where Emily had moved to find work, she and her friends enjoy pastimes in the town that many of the readers of this newspaper will have enjoyed too. Descriptions of the lanes, streets and fell paths around Derwentwater are vivid and will be another nostalgic experience for many.

Having a keen interest in crime novels, Allan has created a fictional Emily whom he has led into some life-threatening situations as well as into romance, success and failure, all taking place against the beautiful backdrop of Keswick and the Lakes. Allan is a gifted story-teller who keeps the readers in suspense as his clever plot unfolds.

This novel would make a very good 'stocking-filler' for Christmas as it can be enjoyed by readers of all ages. Allan Pritt is yet another talented Cumbrian author.