Of mountains, sunsets, and murder

"After nine months of teaching political science at Tennyson College, Henry Carey has looked forward to spending two months on Rock Bass Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Time to go fishing with Henry and Gerri's grandson Darren, time to hike down the soft paths that weave through the low mountains, time to enjoy the quiet sounds of the night and the Milky Way strewn across the night sky. Beneath its surface, however, Rock Bass Lake carries strong undercurrents of anger and resentment between father and son, between newcomers to the lake and the old-timers. Perennial issues like property rights now collide with newer debates about abortion and where America as a nation might be headed. And murder has pushed its way into the quiet of the forest."--Page 4 of cover.