False Mermaid (Audible Audio Edition) Erin Hart Rosalyn Landor Audible Studios Books
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American pathologist Nora Gavin fled to Ireland three years ago, hoping that distance from home would bring her peace. Though she threw herself into the study of bog bodies and the mysteries of their circumstances, she was ultimately led back to the one mystery she was unable to solve the murder of her sister, Trona. Nora can't move forward until she goes back to her home, to the scene of the crime, to the source of her nightmares and her deepest regrets.
Determined to put her sister's case to rest and anxious about her 11-year-old niece, Elizabeth, Nora returns to Saint Paul, Minnesota, to find that her brother-in-law, Peter Hallett, is about to remarry and has plans to leave the country with his new bride. Nora has long suspected Hallett in Trona's murder, though there has never been any proof of his involvement, and now she believes that his new wife and Elizabeth may both be in danger. Time is short, and as Nora begins reinvestigating her sister's death, missed clues and ever-more disturbing details come to light. What is the significance of the "false mermaid" seeds found on Trona's body? Why was her behavior so erratic in the days before her murder?
Is there a link between Trona's death and that of another young woman? Nora's search for answers takes her from the banks of the Mississippi to the cliffs of Ireland, where the eerie story of a fisherman's wife who vanished more than a century ago offers up uncanny parallels. As painful secrets come to light, Nora is drawn deeper into a past that still threatens to engulf her and must determine how much she is prepared to sacrifice to put one tragedy to rest...and to make sure that history doesn't repeat itself.
False Mermaid (Audible Audio Edition) Erin Hart Rosalyn Landor Audible Studios Books
I became a fan of Erin Hart's writing after reading Haunted Ground: A Novel which had as its central character American forensic pathologist Nora Gavin, and the story in Haunted Ground was set in Ireland, centering around the mystery of a decapitated head belonging to a flame-haired lass nicknamed the Cailin Rua found in a peat bog. Together with Irish archaeologist Cormac Macguire, the pair attempt to solve the mystery, whilst finding themselves involved in another mystery of a missing mother and son. Then in Lake of Sorrows: A Novel, Nora and Cormac are back, once again investigating bodies found in the Irish peat bogs.In "False Mermaid", Nora returns to the United States, having come to the realization that she can only find peace of mind once she resolves what actually happened to her younger sister, Triona, who was found murdered in St. Paul a couple of years back. Nora is convinced that it was Triona's husband, Peter Hallett, who is responsible, though she needs to find compelling evidence. Peter has since moved on and remarried Miranda Staunton, the sister of Nora's ex-fiance. Nora is particularly concerned about the welfare of her young niece, 11-year-old Elizabeth. Some people from Nora's past are also featured here such as police detective Frank Cordova who still has a thing for Nora.
Back in Ireland, Cormac hopes to be together with Nora, but his father's illness proves a strong deterrent, and then he gets intrigued by studies of Irish folklore conducted by a female acquaintance, Roz. The focus of the study is on the selkie, a mythical creature, part-human and part-seal. Interestingly, there's a local story about a woman who was reputed to be a selkie who disappeared sometime in 1896, believed to have been murdered by her husband. This parallels Nora's own beliefs about her brother-in-law's guilt in her sister's murder.
Just as in her previous novels, this book is rich in atmosphere as well as in-depth characterizations. Though the story itself may seem rather complex, Ms. Hart credibly weaves the various story arcs together. The two main settings, St. Paul and Ireland are vividly portrayed, which further enhance the story. However, despite all these strengths, there is one complaint on my part - the fact that Nora's investigation seems to be helped along mainly by coincidences. This gets to the point where it seems almost incredulous (if she is able to find all these helpful bits of info, how is it that they were not as easily found five years ago?). It also seemed rather remiss on the part of the detectives investigating the case to have missed all these clues in the first place. I also found myself missing the lush descriptions of the Irish landscape which were bountiful in the previous two novels (which were set entirely in Ireland).This particular installment favors the American setting more, and Ireland itself is not covered much. Yet, on the whole, I enjoyed this novel as I did the previous two mainly because I love atmospheric mysteries, especially those with a supernatural/otherworldly element as this one is. The rich elements of folklore, i.e. of the mythical selkie make this an engaging read. The author's strength lies in weaving such a tale in a compelling manner rendering the story quite plausible. I would suggest that readers new to Ms. Hart's works begin with Haunted Ground followed by Lake of Sorrows and then this, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the main characters. I hope Erin Hart continues this series with Nora and Cormac, preferably another intriguing story set mainly in Ireland.
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False Mermaid (Audible Audio Edition) Erin Hart Rosalyn Landor Audible Studios Books Reviews
Third book in a series and so far the best. The first two books are set in Ireland with beautifully described peat bogs, cliffs, beaches, and countrysides. In the third book, Nora returns home to Minnesota -- and Hart does an equally beautiful job describing familiar locations and neighborhoods from where I grew up. We meet her parents and learn more details about why they have been estranged from Nora since the death of her sister Triona. Nora is determined to renew the investigation of the man she continues to believe is the killer -- her sister's husband. This time, her mother at least is more willing to trust in Nora's instincts and offers to help. Hart sets a very short timeline for solving the five-year old murder and the pace of the investigation story begins to ramp up immediately. Fresh clues, new angles, unexpected characters and possible suspects emerge and the tension and suspense keeps mounting. The story is complex, multi-layered and includes overlapping themes that manages to weave a variety of richly dimensional characters, relationships, haunting folk tales, historical research, and family and romantic entaglements into a very satifying whole. I was still guessing as new and unexpected pieces would seem to fall into place then begin to shift and rearrange. Following an abrupt crisis and turn of events, Nora returns to Ireland for the final and shocking confrontation and conclusion.
My favorite in the series so far. Nora returns to Minnesota to try to get closure in her sister's unsolved murder case. For the past 5 years, she has been convinced that her brother in law killed her sister but has never been able to prove anything. At the same time, Cormac and his father reach a turning point in their relationship.
Of course the story ends up involving Nora and Cormac trying to solve a couple mysterious disappearances, using science to solve these crimes, visiting an Irish pub listening to Irish music and with Cormac being an unfailingly worthy leading man.
Although the writing was starting to feel a little formulaic and there were a few took many coincidences in the plot, I liked this book because it was more personal. It dug deeper into both Cormac and Nora's pasts. Hopefully with their relationship blocking issues behind them, book 4 will find Nora and Cormac in a place where they can solidify their relationship. I'm totally pulling for them!
I became a fan of Erin Hart's writing after reading Haunted Ground A Novel which had as its central character American forensic pathologist Nora Gavin, and the story in Haunted Ground was set in Ireland, centering around the mystery of a decapitated head belonging to a flame-haired lass nicknamed the Cailin Rua found in a peat bog. Together with Irish archaeologist Cormac Macguire, the pair attempt to solve the mystery, whilst finding themselves involved in another mystery of a missing mother and son. Then in Lake of Sorrows A Novel, Nora and Cormac are back, once again investigating bodies found in the Irish peat bogs.
In "False Mermaid", Nora returns to the United States, having come to the realization that she can only find peace of mind once she resolves what actually happened to her younger sister, Triona, who was found murdered in St. Paul a couple of years back. Nora is convinced that it was Triona's husband, Peter Hallett, who is responsible, though she needs to find compelling evidence. Peter has since moved on and remarried Miranda Staunton, the sister of Nora's ex-fiance. Nora is particularly concerned about the welfare of her young niece, 11-year-old Elizabeth. Some people from Nora's past are also featured here such as police detective Frank Cordova who still has a thing for Nora.
Back in Ireland, Cormac hopes to be together with Nora, but his father's illness proves a strong deterrent, and then he gets intrigued by studies of Irish folklore conducted by a female acquaintance, Roz. The focus of the study is on the selkie, a mythical creature, part-human and part-seal. Interestingly, there's a local story about a woman who was reputed to be a selkie who disappeared sometime in 1896, believed to have been murdered by her husband. This parallels Nora's own beliefs about her brother-in-law's guilt in her sister's murder.
Just as in her previous novels, this book is rich in atmosphere as well as in-depth characterizations. Though the story itself may seem rather complex, Ms. Hart credibly weaves the various story arcs together. The two main settings, St. Paul and Ireland are vividly portrayed, which further enhance the story. However, despite all these strengths, there is one complaint on my part - the fact that Nora's investigation seems to be helped along mainly by coincidences. This gets to the point where it seems almost incredulous (if she is able to find all these helpful bits of info, how is it that they were not as easily found five years ago?). It also seemed rather remiss on the part of the detectives investigating the case to have missed all these clues in the first place. I also found myself missing the lush descriptions of the Irish landscape which were bountiful in the previous two novels (which were set entirely in Ireland).This particular installment favors the American setting more, and Ireland itself is not covered much. Yet, on the whole, I enjoyed this novel as I did the previous two mainly because I love atmospheric mysteries, especially those with a supernatural/otherworldly element as this one is. The rich elements of folklore, i.e. of the mythical selkie make this an engaging read. The author's strength lies in weaving such a tale in a compelling manner rendering the story quite plausible. I would suggest that readers new to Ms. Hart's works begin with Haunted Ground followed by Lake of Sorrows and then this, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the main characters. I hope Erin Hart continues this series with Nora and Cormac, preferably another intriguing story set mainly in Ireland.
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