Lake Of Sorrows - Softcover

Hart, Erin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743471016 ISBN 13: 9780743471015

Publisher: Pocket Star, 2006

Synopsis

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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Review

'A treat for lovers of suspense novels.' Woman's Own on Lake of Sorrows

'This literary thriller is so self-assured that it is hard to believe it is only Hart's second novel . . . it provides a compelling, even mesmerising, mix of themes . . . There's plenty of intricately plotted suspense to keep thriller fans happy, but one of the joys of this novel is Hart's rich, atmospheric writing. She brilliantly conjures up the bleak, claustrophobic dust-clogged badlands of the Irish peat bogs where the pagan past seems to lurk just centimetres below the surface.' Western Daily Press on LAKE OF SORROWS

'Utterly beguiling mix of village mystery, suspense and psychological thriller . . . Hart breathes life into local history the way Graham Swift did in Waterland, reinvents the Du Maurier formula for Gothic suspense. In every way this is a debut to remember.' Booklist on Haunted Ground

'Erin Hart spins a dark tale of gothic suspense fused with modern forensics. This bright new talent lays bare all the buried bones, in a murderous tale of intrigue and betrayal.' Linda Fairstein on Haunted Ground

'An Irish breakfast of a book . . . undeniably rich and delicious . . . Every character is fascinating . . . there are so many beautifully realised lives in this novel that readers will sink into the book as if it were the Loughnabrone (Lake of Sorrows) Bog itself. Yet it's an emotionally and intellectually gorgeous descent . . . Hart's language sings, and the gothic atmosphere lingers.' Publishers Weekly on Lake of Sorrows

'Intricate crime from a gifted first time author . . . altogether different and incredibly transfixing.' Irish World on Haunted Ground

Book Description

Brilliant new Irish mystery from the highly-acclaimed author of HAUNTED GROUND.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743471016
• ISBN 13: 9780743471015
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 490