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A magnificent tale of death and destiny, past and present, in an Ireland rich with tradition, myth, and mystery: Lake of Sorrows has a heft and richness uncommon. Erin Hart was nominated for the Agatha and Anthony Awards for her debut novel, Haunted Ground, and won the Friends of American Writers Award in 2004. Hart reads from 'Lake of Sorrows' at 6:30 p.m. Buy a cheap copy of Lake of Sorrows book by Erin Hart. To listen to their interview, choose the audio link in the right column. Hart told MPR's Greta Cunningham that a Seamus Heaney poem sparked her interest in 'bog bodies.' Like 'Haunted Ground,' this book combines archeology, forensics and Hart's love of Irish music and culture.

'Lake of Sorrows' continues the story of pathologist Nora Gavin and archeologist Cormac McGuire, who were introduced to us in her first novel, 'Haunted Ground.' The two team up to investigate a series of bodies buried in the bogs. In fact, the first scene in the book describes a man being swallowed alive by a bog. Minnesota writer Erin Hart's new novel, 'Lake of Sorrows,' brings fans of her first book back to familiar territory - the mystical world of Ireland's bogs. As they draw closer to the truth, Nora and Cormac must exercise the utmost caution to avoid becoming the next victims of a ruthless killer fixated on the gruesome notion of triple death.Join the conversation with other MPR listeners in the News Forum.Īuthor Erin Hart brings us back to the bogsīy Greta Cunningham, Minnesota Public RadioĮrin Hart's second novel, 'Lake of Sorrows,' is set in the same Irish landscape as her successful first book. Lake of Sorrows:. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Erin Hart - American forensic pathologist Nora Gavin travels to an archaeological site in Ireland to assist in the excavation of a well-preserved Iron Age body that has been found in a peat bog, but when another. 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 archaeologist Cormac Maguire, and the dark mysteries and desires of the workers at the site. Buy Lake of Sorrows by Hart, Erin (ISBN: 9780743247962) from Amazons Book Store. As with all the artifacts culled from its prehistoric depths, the bog has effectively preserved the dead man's remains - his multiple wounds suggest he was the victim of an ancient pagan sacrifice known as '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. American pathologist Nora Gavin has come to the Irish midlands to examine a body unearthed at a desolate spot known as the Lake of Sorrows.

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