Some of Isaacs's other titles also have a Long Island setting and a mystery format (Compromising Positions, [1978; see separate entry]; Magic Hour, 1991), and most of them have a likable Jewish woman as a major character. In "writing what she knows," the author has managed to give such settings and character identities a new twist each time.

The mystery-cum-love-story seems to be a particular favorite of Isaacs; it is a fair bet that both elements will also appear in future works of the author.