Keira Sullivan, a successful illustrator and folklorist,
arrives in Ireland to research the history of an old folk
tale involving fairies and a stone angel. It will also give
her a chance to look into her own Irish background, which
her mother refuses to disclose. Thirty years prior, her
mother visited Ireland and became pregnant. She never
revealed what happened and took refuge in her religion.
Keira traipses through the Irish hills soaking in the
scenery. As she explores a dilapidated stone hut, its walls
tumble down, trapping her in darkness. Keira swears that
just before the hut collapsed, she saw the mythical stone
angel. Refusing to succumb to panic, she works to find a
way out.
When Keira does not contact her uncle, a Boston police
investigator, he calls in a favor and sends Simon Cahill to
locate Keira. Simon, an undercover FBI agent, works as a
volunteer for an emergency search and rescue team. He
reaches Keira just as she is freeing herself from the
debris. Feeling an instant connection, they ignore it as
they search for the angel that's now missing.
Returning to Boston, Keira and Simon are drawn into a
murder investigation that involves the angel. When another
homicide occurs, it becomes apparent it has ties to a
savage murder that happened 30 years ago. Untangling the
secrets becomes imperative, as it's evident the killer has
a mission.
The suspense builds as Ms. Neggers takes readers on a
labyrinth of puzzle pieces that slowly intertwine. The
complex plot is enhanced with fascinating characters that
tell half-truths in an attempt to keep their long-held
secrets. Ms. Neggers adds to the plot's richness by
catching the Irish spirit with her tales of fairies and
folklore.
On a remote stretch of the rugged coast of Ireland,
folklorist and illustrator Keira Sullivan pursues the
mysterious Irish legend of an ancient Celtic stone angel.
As she searches an isolated ruin, Keira discovers what she
thinks is the mythic angel, but before she can examine her
find, she senses a malevolent presence just as the ruin
collapses, trapping her inside.
Keira’s uncle is a Boston homicide detective who enlists
the help of Simon Cahill to find his missing niece. An
expert with Fast Rescue, a rapid-response search-and-rescue
organization, Simon doubts the existence of the relic, but
rushes to Ireland to free Keira, despite his need to keep a
low profile after assisting in the takedown of a major
criminal network.
But the gruesome evidence of a startling act of violence
convinces Simon that whatever Keira found in the ruin, the
danger she faces is real. When the violence follows them to
Boston—and escalates—Simon and Keira realize that the long-
forgotten story of the mythic angel that has captivated her
has also aroused a killer . . . a calculating predator who
will certainly kill again.
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