A family novel set in Beaufort, SC, "Carolina Moonset" promises to tell an atmospheric story about long-forgotten memories that suddenly re-emerge in the mind of a 75-year old man with a disease similar to Alzheimer's. As his son visits from Chicago to offer his mother a respite, hears new stories from his loquacious father that recall a time long ago. There are hints of mystery, as a pistol has apparently gone missing and the stories bring up snippets of recognition that the son may have missed when he was just a child. Quite a promising start for a story about family secrets and their ipact.