Her messy personal life makes her incredibly relatable and adds a rich layer of tension to the fast-paced police investigation. Why You Won't Be Able to Put It Down

The story begins with two seemingly unrelated gruesome discoveries in the small Irish town of Ragmullin: A woman is found strangled in a cathedral. A man is found hanged from a tree in his own garden.

What truly sets this book apart is Detective Lottie Parker herself. She is not a perfect, untouchable hero. She is wonderfully flawed, fiercely determined, and carrying a mountain of personal baggage: