Haunted Ground - Erin M. Hart Audiobook

Written by Erin M. Hart
Read by Jennifer McMahon
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Books on Tape
Release date: February 4, 2003
Duration: 12:19:18

When farmers cutting turf in an Irish peat bog make a grisly discovery - the perfectly intact body of a young woman with long red hair - archaeologist Cormac O’Callaghan and pathologist Nora Gavin are thrown together by their shared scientific interest in human remains. Because of the preservative effect of the bog, it is difficult to tell whether the body has lain there for two decades, two centuries, or two millennia. As they dig into the mystery of the red-haired girl, they are drawn into the two-year-old disappearance of a landowner’s wife and young son.

The story delves through the many layers of Ireland’s turbulent past, tracing the still-visible footprints of fortified tower houses and ancient burial mounds, ever mindful of the eternal, subliminal connections between past and present.

In addition to a complex, multilayered plot that involves both contemporary and historical crimes, Hart’s novel is rich in local color: evenings at the pub, the petty feuds and jealousies of the townspeople and the traditional music and folk culture of Ireland are evocatively rendered.

“Just as Hart evokes an authentic Irish ambience in this gothic suspense set in Galway, Jennifer McMahon uses a variety of accents to enhance the listener’s visit to the British Isles. … McMahon’s female voices are lilting, low, and sensual, but she strains to produce acceptable masculine sounding characters. Nonetheless, a well-modulated and clear reading, with pacing modulations to enhance the suspense and drama, results in a pleasing experience.”—- AudioFile