by Anne Perry
First published 2008
Emily Radley receives an urgent summons to leave London and travel to her dying aunt in Connemara, a forgotten town on Ireland's western coast. She leaves her husband and children behind for the long journey to this isolated community. Emily discovers that an unsolved murder has torn apart what was once a united town. Violent storms batter the coastline and stir up memories of the crime. The residents live with the fear that the killer walks among them. Emily decides to uncover the truth to bring peace to her aunt and heal the fractured community. A shipwreck survivor arrives on the shore, carrying crucial information about the murder. His arrival gives the townspeople a chance to confront their past and find reconciliation with each other.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, adult-fiction, thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Connemara, Ireland
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
210 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books