I enjoy Velda Johnston's writing. Her plots are tightly written and the characters are believable. This is a good one.

A young woman finds that her birth father was convicted of a child's murder when she herself was very small. Upon this discovery, she returns to the small dreary town in New Mexico where the crime occurred and attempts to find the truth. Much to the dismay of the townspeople, she begins to stir up old memories and old fears.

There is a light touch of romance, but very light indeed, and the mystery is satisfactorily untangled. ( )