Surprising, because every potential conflict is resolved, every misunderstanding explained, every bump smoothed over by the next chapter. “On Davis Road“ is like a series of sorts short stories, each of which has a happy ending. Walker needs to learn that all fiction thrives on conflict, and benefits from a little mystery. No believable character is always the same. Joel Leslie, the narrator, always sounds as though he’s about to break into tears. She reads the quiver in his voice that makes him sound like his chin is trembling.