On a chill November night Thea Lorimar arrives on the last train to the small village of Kingston, Rhode Island. She patiently waits for someone to meet her, unaware it will be her killer. Who is she? Why is she sitting alone in the darkness? And why would anyone want to murder her? South Kingstown's Detective Lieutenant Kara Langley must find the answers and catch the person responsible for this disquieting death in the Peaceful Village.