Synopses & Reviews
HIDDEN RELICS. SUBMERGED SECRETS. BURIED EVIDENCE. . . .American pathologist Nora Gavin has come to the Irish midlands to examine a body unearthed by peat workers at a desolate spot known as the Lake of Sorrows. As with all the artifacts culled from its prehistoric depths, the bog has effectively preserved the dead man's remains, and his multiple wounds suggest he was the victim of the ancient pagan sacrifice known as the triple death. But signs of a more recent slaying emerge when a second body, bearing a similar wound pattern, is found -- this one sporting a wristwatch. Someone has come to this quagmire to sink their dreadful handiwork -- and Nora soon realizes that she is being pulled deeper into the land and all it holds: the secrets to a cache of missing gold, a tumultuous love affair with archeologist Cormac Maguire, the dark mysteries and desires of the workers at the site, and a determined killer fixated on the gruesome notion of triple death.
Hailed for her multiple award-winning debut novel Haunted Ground, Erin Hart melds Irish history, archeology, and modern forensics in her eloquent, suspense-charged thrillers.
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"Hart writes with a lovely eloquence."
-- The New York Times Book Review
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"Hart reinvents the du Maurier formula for gothic suspense."
-- Booklist (starred review)
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"An Irish breakfast of a book. . . rich and delicious."
-- Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
A haunting blend of forensics, history, and passionate intrigue. Lake of Sorrows is an engrossing, pulse-quickening novel from an exceptional author.