Erin Hart Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Après le crime non élucidé de sa soeur, Nora, très fragilisée, est partie vivre en Irlande pour tenter d'apaiser sa douleur. Mais lorsqu'elle apprend que Peter, l'ex-époux de sa soeur et principal suspect va se remarier, Nora revient sur les lieux du drame, dans le Minnesota. Bien décidée à protéger Elizabeth, sa nièce, elle reprend l'enquête.

American pathologist Nora Gavin has come to the Irish midlands to examine a body unearthed 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 -- his multiple wounds suggest he was the victim of an ancient pagan sacrifice known as "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 archaeologist Cormac Maguire, and the dark mysteries and desires of the workers at the site. As they draw closer to the truth, Nora and Cormac must exercise the utmost caution to avoid becoming the next victims of a ruthless killer fixated on the gruesome notion of triple death.

Bij het turfsteken vindt een Ierse boer het hoofd van een roodharig meisje. Is het een vondst van historische betekenis? Vormt het de oplossing van een plaatselijk mysterie?