Five years ago, a well-to-do family from north-east Cork disappeared without trace. Now their mutilated bodies have surfaced in a nearby peat bog, perfectly preserved right down to the smallest smashed fingernail. Katie Maguire suspects the family were victims of a blood feud between two of Cork's most violent gangs. As she investigates, their bitter rivalry flares up once more—and this time it is Katie who is danger.

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"One of this country’s most exciting crime novelists . . . he has established the engaging character of Irish Detective; Superintendent Katie Maguire in a series of three fine crime novels. If you have not read one, read all four now." —Daily Mail

Graham Masterton has published more than 60 novels, including many acclaimed horror novels. His books include The 5th Witch, Blind Panic, The Doorkeepers, and Spirit. He is an Edgar Award- and Bram Stoker Award-winner and a World Fantasy Award nominee.