Elaine Reid

Gull's Rock Harbor Elaine Reid

In a quaint island town called Gull''s Rock Harbor, off the coast of Cape Cod, the discovery of a body - thirty-two year old Jack Brennan - threatens to disrupt the natural quietude of the sleepy town. Rookie Detective Tom Chen takes on the seemingly endless effort to solve the mystery behind Brennan''s death. As the story unfolds, we meet Meredith Kingsley, an and utterly lonely and reclusive pianist, who had fallen head over heals for the now dead Jack Brennan and is the prime suspect in his murder. With surprising twists, Ann Burkhardt renders a tale that is both compassionate and haunting at the same time. Gull''s Rock Harbor casts a suspicious glance at romantic love as it portrays the art of deception and the sting of desperate loneliness. Finally, it highlights the importance of staying true to one's own nature, despite the tempation to "risk it all" for the sake of love.