This first book of the Rachel Myers series was a good start to the series.  The plot dealt with Rachel discovering that her father did not die on his own and her successful attempts to learn exactly what happened.  Her father's friend, Isaac, is also introduced and is a very likeable character.  I hope to see him in future books in this series, and I hope that Rachel's character is fleshed out further.  The descriptions of the scenery and mountains is wonderful.  For someone like me who has never been to the Appalachian Mountain area, I appreciated the descriptions.  The author also touched upon the commercialism that has come to the area.  I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading other books in the series.