First experience with this author, but so far so good. The character development was excellent and as a result I felt like I knew them all. The plot was also well developed with some unexpected, surprising turns. I have to say though I was terribly leery of Andy after he quickly left the camp without taking Jake with him and then when he saw the dead body and identified it as Otis and stated he was harmless and had been in the cabin basically forever, as though that was normal. All the while, I kept thinking that Otis had been buried by the lunatic and not left in clear view. Admittedly, though, I was hanging over a cliff when we knew for sure that Andy wasn't Andy. I expected more from Jake and was disappointed that he didn't shine much at all throughout. His wife and son definitely stole the limelight and they were both great characters!! Other than a few typos, an excellent, easy, exciting read.