Key Selling Points A precocious young girl uncovers a well-kept town secret while investigating the suspicious death of her beloved 64-year-old neighbour. Swept Away is a smart and suspenseful mystery that Nancy Drew fans will adore. References to the classic kid lit that Ruth is reading and the role of a historic secret society combined with a present-day setting and modern characters make this mystery fun for parents and kids alike. It's a choice for read-aloud time with your child. Natalie's works have been nominated for many awards including the Silver Birch and Silver Birch Express Award, the Red Cedar Book Award, the Rocky Mountain Book Award, the Hackmatack Award, and the Nutmeg Book Award. Her books have also been included in Resource Links' Best Books of the Year and OLA Best Bets. Pinkerton, the hamlet in the book, is a real place in southern Ontario that the author stumbled across by taking a wrong turn (the only way people must find it). She fell in love with it and decided it was the perfect setting for Swept Away.

A yellow brick house there that is now an antique store was the inspiration for Beatrice's house.