It's Christmas Eve on the coast of Maine and someone has gone missing. Pamela Iverson, a grief-stricken widow new to the small town of Wells, is lost as a powerful nor'easter approaches. A rescue attempt is mounted by a crew of townsfolk in need of rescue themselves. Snow flying, waves crashing, time stands still as inexplicable events unfold, changing them all forever.
This new edition of Dusk on Route 1 is the culmination of over twelve years of dedicated writing and revision. The original idea for the book first came to Cynthia in 2007 over a cup of coffee at the Maine Diner in Wells when, looking at the brightly lit fluorescent tubes of the wall clock, she recalls hearing, "The neon rim of the diner clock spun color into the dim, warm dining room; tints of red, blue and green pooled on plates like gravy." From that moment, her writing life was consumed by plot and character development for what would become this book.