Description

The dazzling, award-winning debut in a series that delivers mystery, romance, suspense, and fascinating forensic detail.

When farmers cutting turf in an Irish peat bog make a grisly discoverythe perfectly preserved head of a young woman with long red hairIrish archaeologist Cormac Maguire and American pathologist Nora Gavin must use cutting-edge techniques to preserve ancient evidence. Because the bogs watery, acidic environment prevents decay, its difficult to tell how long the red-haired girl has been buriedtwo years, two centuries, or even much longer.

Who is she? The extraordinary find leads to even more disturbing puzzles. The red-haired girl is not the only enigma in this remote corner of Galway. Two years earlier, Mina Osborne, the wife of a local landowner, went for a walk with her young son and vanished without a trace. Could they, too, be hidden in the bogs treacherous depths, only to be discovered centuries from now? Or did Hugh Osborne murder his family, as some villagers suspect? Bracklyn House, Osbornes stately home, holds many secrets, and Nora and Cormacs inquiries threaten to expose them all.

Author: Erin Hart
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 03/15/2005
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780743272100
Language: English