Haunted Ground A Novel

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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 discovery the perfectly preserved head of a young woman with long red hair Irish archaeologist Cormac Maguire and American pathologist Nora Gavin must use cutting-edge techniques to preserve ancient evidence. Because the bog s watery, acidic environment prevents decay, it s difficult to tell how long the red-haired girl has been buried two 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 bog s treacherous depths, only to be discovered centuries from now? Or did Hugh Osborne murder his family, as some villagers suspect? Bracklyn House, Osborne s stately home, holds many secrets, and Nora and Cormac’s inquiries threaten to expose them all.

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