Los planes de Emily Radley para Navidad quedan en nada cuando se entera de que su tía Susannah se está muriendo. A pesar de que no tenían mucha relación, Emily decide ir hasta Irlanda para acompañarla en sus últimos días. A su vez, Daniel, el único superviviente de un naufragio a causa de una tormenta, busca cobijo en el hogar de Susannah. Emily acabará irremediablemente envuelta en la investigación de la muerte sin resolver de Connor, otra víctima de un naufragio, varios años atrás, y lo que descubrirá es que algunas personas serán capaces de hacer cualquier cosa para mantener a salvo sus secretos.

I enjoyed another Pitt book. ( )

I've made it my tradition that if Halloween items can be brought out in August then I should be able to start bringing out my Christmas time reading in September (or at least October). I think everyone has some traditions, even if not having a tradition is the tradition. :) Last year I discovered this wonderful little Christmas series and I started reading them. It is such a nice cozy feeling to settle in and read one, or all of these. Ireland and fireplaces, in a time before mine. And always a mystery with an older lady and gentleman solving it. Such a nice way to settle into winter and what we have ahead of us. :) ( )

Thomas Pitt Insp's sister in law Emily goes to Ireland — tragic legacy unsolved death — unmarried woman — stigma etc. good — okay

With Christmas just around the corner, Thomas Pitt’s sister-in-law, Emily Radley, is suddenly called from London to be with her dying aunt. Leaving her husband and two children behind, Emily makes the long journey to an all-but-forgotten town in the county of Connemara, on the western coast of Ireland. She soon discovers that a tragic legacy haunts the once closeknit community.

It's the late 1800s and Emily Radley goes to visit her terminally ill aunt in Ireland although she hasn't seen her in years due to her marrying a Catholic man. She finds that there is something that is haunting her aunt and the other townspeople. She starts asking questions to find out.

This was a pretty interesting story with the cozy feel of a small town and the people that live there. It kept me wondering what everyone's secret fear was about. The ending was a bit contrived by overall I liked it. ( )