In a remoteâand superstitiousâvillage in County Cork, Ireland, Garda SiobhĂĄn O'Sullivan must solve a murder where the prime suspects are fairies . . .
Family is everything to SiobhĂĄn, which now includes her fiancĂŠ Macdara Flannery. So when his cousin Jane frantically calls for help, the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural village where Jane and her mother have recently moved. When they arrive, they find Jane in a state outside the cottage. Inside, Aunt Ellen lies on her bed in a fancy red dress, no longer breathing. A pillow on the floor and a nearby teacup suggest the woman has been poisoned and smothered. The local villagers, who are devout believers in Irish folklore, insist the cottage is cursedâbuilt on a fairy path. Although the townsfolk blame malevolent fairies, SiobhĂĄn and Macdara must follow the path of a murderer all too humanâbut just as evil . . .
âPlenty of surprising twists and oodles of Irish charm make this an entertaining read.â âKirkus Reviews
In a remoteâand superstitiousâvillage in County Cork, Ireland, Garda SiobhĂĄn O'Sullivan must solve a murder where the prime suspects are fairies . . .
Family is everything to SiobhĂĄn, which now includes her fiancĂŠ Macdara Flannery. So when his cousin Jane frantically calls for help, the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural village where Jane and her mother have recently moved. When they arrive, they find Jane in a state outside the cottage. Inside, Aunt Ellen lies on her bed in a fancy red dress, no longer breathing. A pillow on the floor and a nearby teacup suggest the woman has been poisoned and smothered. The local villagers, who are devout believers in Irish folklore, insist the cottage is cursedâbuilt on a fairy path. Although the townsfolk blame malevolent fairies, SiobhĂĄn and Macdara must follow the path of a murderer all too humanâbut just as evil . . .
âPlenty of surprising twists and oodles of Irish charm make this an entertaining read.â âKirkus Reviews