![]() In what ways are locations and people in the story haunted by the past? Near the end of the book, Cormac is thinking about all that's taken place around Bracklyn House: "It was a mistake to imagine the past simply buried underground. ![]() Reading Group Guide for Haunted Ground by Erin Hartġ. ![]() Could they, too, be hidden in the bog’s treacherous depths, only to be discovered centuries from now? Or did Hugh Osborne murder his family, as some villagers suspect? Bracklyn House, Osborne’s stately home, holds many secrets, and Nora and Cormac's inquiries threaten to expose them all. ![]() Two years earlier, Mina Osborne, the wife of a local landowner, went for a walk with her young son and vanished without a trace. The red-haired girl is not the only enigma in this remote corner of Galway. Who is she? The extraordinary find leads to even more disturbing puzzles. Because the bog’s watery, acidic environment prevents decay, it’s difficult to tell how long the red-haired girl has been buried-two years, two centuries, or even much longer. When farmers cutting turf in an Irish peat bog make a grisly discovery-the perfectly preserved head of a young woman with long red hair-Irish archaeologist Cormac Maguire and American pathologist Nora Gavin must use cutting-edge techniques to preserve ancient evidence. ![]() The dazzling, award-winning debut in a series that delivers mystery, romance, suspense, and fascinating forensic detail. ![]()
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