The story begins with the introduction of the historical 9th century characters and the murder of one of them. Though you never know precisely who ordered the killing of the character you are shown his murder and his "burial" in the bog. The historical mystery centers around the book that the man was killed for and why his death was deemed necessary.
The modern mystery comes into play when a car is dug up with both the bog man and a more modern corpse inside. The rest of the book tells the story of why the new murder happened and the book that connects the 2 cases.
This story should be enjoyable to the people who read and enjoyed Erin Harts first 2 Nora Gavin/Cormac Maguire mysteries, anyone who has read and enjoyed Deborah Crombie's A Finer End and those who like a medieval mystery with their modern story especially if it involves the church.
I read the first one in this series but didn't continue with it. This one sounds interesting though I may pick it up without reading 2 & 3.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you'll have any problems skipping to book 4. While there is a continuing storyline there seems to be enough explanation to allow for catching up. If you do decide to read this please stop back and let me know what you thought.
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