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Retired teacher Dorothy Martin, drawn by the promise of fresh crab and salmon, accepts an invitation to spend time with friends Tom and Lynn at a cottage on the Isle of Iona. With Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt away in Brussels, Dorothy leaves her key behind and soon finds herself amidst a bickering group of Americans and an ecumenical tour that promises more conflict than harmony. A brewing storm forces the group to venture into the fabled Fingal’s Cave, where a sudden fall into the waves turns a presumed accident into a mystery. Isolated by weather, Dorothy begins to ask hard questions and discovers unsettling truths that challenge her understanding of the island and its inhabitants.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Jeanne M. Dams
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