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Liked It “I listened to this audio book read by Jennifer McMahon and would recommend it although I liked Haunted Ground better.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This books ranks a solid meh. Twists weren't predictable, but the plotting was. Very similar to latter Patricia Cornwell books. Cool setting.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“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.”
Nisareen - So Much To Read So Little Time wrote this review Monday, November 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Second of series (or maybe just sequel, since there haven't been any more). Good mystery, interesting heroine, great atmosphere.
Cathy E wrote this review Wednesday, August 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I did see that a third book is due out next spring. Crossing my fingers!”
“Loved this story. The history contrasted with the modern story is intriguiging. The Irish setting is very true to reality.”
Clare Austin wrote this review Saturday, June 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This books ranks a solid meh. Twists weren't predictable, but the plotting was. Very similar to latter Patricia Cornwell books. Cool setting.”
Bethany wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I listened to this audio book read by Jennifer McMahon and would recommend it although I liked Haunted Ground better.”
Karen G wrote this review Wednesday, July 30 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Second in a series featuring Nora Gavin, who is called in with a museum team to examine a body found in a bog west of Dublin. The area is called Illaunafulla (Island of Blood) and it is on the shore of Loughnabrone (Lake of Sorrows). As it turns out, both are aptly named. As Nora's investigation is proceeding out at the bog site, a young archaeologist finds another body in another bog hole. Although the manner of death of both bodies is pretty much the same, the original bog body was about 500 years old; the other one had only died within the last 30 years. Nora and Cormac Maguire, her romantic interest, get involved in helping police solve the case, but at great risk to both of them. Lake of Sorrows was an afternoon of reading and did manage to hold my interest because of the complicated plot. I happen to like mysteries set in Ireland, and there were enough characters and enough red herrings to keep the pages turning. I'm not a huge fan of romance in novels, but the action between Nora & her honey wasn't so over the top that it made me lose interest in the main mystery. I think any mystery reader would enjoy this book, and if you like mysteries set in Ireland with a bit of historical component, then you may enjoy this one as well. I don't necessarily think you have to read the first one, Haunted Ground, to follow this one -- it can pretty much stand alone. I read Haunted Ground some 4 years ago and had pretty much forgotten it until finding an old review on bookcrossing that I'd written -- I didn't feel as if I'd missed anything in this book. Overall, not too bad -- not as gritty say as the novels by Ken Bruen or Benjamin Black's Quirke series, also set in Ireland, but a bit more on the mainstream side than either of those. Still, it was a fun read.”
quinnsmom wrote this review Thursday, July 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Erin Hart writes books full of characters that are so rich in detail, with complex lives, that they could each be the main focus of their own novel. In Lake of Sorrows we once again meet up with Nora Gavin and Cormac McGuire, who were introduced in Hart’s first novel Haunted Ground. They are called in to assist in the excavation and investigation into a bog body, which appears to have been a ritualistic sacrifice that occurred hundreds of year prior. Their lives become intertwined with that of fellow investigators and villagers as several murders occur that may have some connection to a second body that is found in the bog.
Ladyslott wrote this review Tuesday, January 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Full of wonderful details and evoking a very gothic and lush atmosphere this is a book to savor.
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