Sharron A. (sharrona) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 207 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
One reviewer said "Erin Hart does for Galway what Sharyn McCrumb did for Appalachia." The book was excellent -- a complex but logical plot, interesting characters and interpersonal relationships, and a beautiful locale, all conveyed with nice use of language and image. I will definitely look for her second and subsequent books in what I understand will be a series.
Helpful Score: 1
The discovery of a perfectly preserved head in Ireland, thought to have been buried centuries before brings connections to the present. Moves fast, keeps you guessing.
Vicki S. (baileyrose) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 80 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. She has written another book in this series, Lake of Sorrows. I am anxiously awaiting her 3rd novel...I've been to her website & she says she is working on it.
Lynette M. (JakeTheDog) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 34 more book reviews
Ah-h-h the Irish. In an Irish peat bog the perfectly preserved head of a red-haired young woman is found. American pathologist Nora Gavin and archaeologist Cormac Maguire are called to investigate. Slowly a dark history of secrets, betrayals and death are revealed. And the revelations of the past may lead to murder in the future. Ah-h-h the Irish!
Deanna S. (cozylady) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 125 more book reviews
American pathologist Nora Gavin and archaeologist Cormac Maguire are called in to investigate the head of a body found in a bog, it had been there for a very long time. They uncover many dark secret along the way.
Storm C. (greenwitchlady) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 53 more book reviews
What a great read. I loved this book. Very interesting
Barbara B. (redhatter) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 577 more book reviews
Haunted by mystery. Haunted by music. Haunted by murder. A grisly discovery is made deep in an Irish peat bog-the perfectly preserved severed head of a red-haired young woman. Has she been buried for decades, centuries or longer?
Chris H. (redheadindian) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 55 more book reviews
Very intriguing mystery of a modern day murder intermixed with a murder from ancient times. Describes Ireland so well you feel that you are there.
Hailed by the Book-of-the-Month-Club as "the most auspicious mystery debut of the year with a unique feeling for place and depth of forensic details that chill," HAUNTED GROUND masterfully weaves Irish folklore, traditional music, and history into a tour de force of contemporary crime fiction.
Christy O. (christyoz) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
A great read, I loved it! History, archeology, mystery all in one.
Charlotte H. (Char) -
Set in Ireland, a story of new and old mysteries. A head is found in a peat bog. American pathologist Nora Gavin and archaeologist Cormac Maguire are called to investigate.
Heather M. (lilmissmuffett) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 8 more book reviews
Well told story and suspenseful. An enjoyable read!
April D. (knittymama) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 424 more book reviews
I couldn't get past chapter 3. The premise was great, but the writing was sluggish and dull. I am going to try the CD version. Hopefully the narrator will be able to bring this one to life.
Julie M. (JujuGirl) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 88 more book reviews
I tried so hard to get through this book. The reviews for this book were encouraging, and the back cover blurb made this sound like my ideal story. I read 120 pages before I gave up. I couldn't have cared less about the characters, and the 120 pages I read dealt mostly with their personal baggage. I thought it was supposed to be a mystery...
Allison T. (yellowapple) reviewed Haunted Ground (Nora Gavin / Cormac Maguire, Bk 1) on + 17 more book reviews
This book was really good. I enjoyed it enough to read the follow up, and will read the thrid as well. The main characters were vivid and interesting, and not your typical, cookie-cutter romantic pair, which was refreshing--they came across realistically where every action they took didn't seem like part of some master scheme to push them together in the last few pages. The plot kept me intrigued to the very end. My only complaints about the book were the yawning passages of descriptions. Every inch of every setting was described in minute detail, and there's a lot of medical and technical jargon thrown in that, unless you're a medical examiner or other medical professional (or, I suppose, if you watch a lot of CSI), won't make much sense to you. That didn't really deter me from enjoying the book (I did, after all, immediately pick up the sequel), but I did skim through several passages that were heavy on the medical terminology or lengthy scenery descriptions. I am not anti-descriptions. Some of my favorite authors slip huge passages of descriptions into their novels, which I love. Hart's descriptions came across as very clinical and dry to me, though. This is one of the rare times when I wished for more action, less chatter.
Cynthia L. (Honeygirl62) -
I liked this book. I enjoyed reading about Ireland, especially the old music and the culture of people who lived around the bogs. I liked tv shows about forensic science and I also like archaeology and this book had both, so it was fun to read about their techniques. The ending was a surprise to me. Looking forward to reading the second book.
