In her sequel to Bannerless, Vaughn returns to the people of Coast Road, 100 years after the collapse of civilization. People have banded together to create a makeshift society where members must adhere to strict rules regarding consumption of food and supplies and whether or not they will have children. In this rag-tag society, Enid of Haven and her new partner Teeg try to uphold the law and protect citizens from themselves. When they discover the body of a woman, they are stunned to realize she does not belong to their community, but rather to one of the other nomadic camps that wander the area. Is it possible to solve a murder in a post apocalyptic world, one that has no real rules and no real way of enforcing them? What a unique idea – to place a murder mystery in the middle of a Dystopian world – and it works. Vaughn is an exciting author to watch