A Distant Grave
A Maggie D'arcy Mystery
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Publisher Description
In the follow up to the critically acclaimed The Mountains Wild, Detective Maggie D'arcy tackles another intricate case that bridges Long Island and Ireland in A Distant Grave.
Long Island homicide detective Maggie D'arcy and her teenage daughter, Lilly, are still recovering from the events of last fall when a strange new case demands Maggie's attention. The body of an unidentified Irish national turns up in a wealthy Long Island beach community and with little to go on but the scars on his back, Maggie once again teams up with Garda detectives in Ireland to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Long Island. The strands of the mystery take Maggie to a quiet village in rural County Clare that's full of secrets and introduce her to the world of humanitarian aid workers half a world away. And as she gets closer to the truth about the murder, what she learns leads her back to her home turf and into range of a dangerous and determined killer who will do anything to keep the victim's story hidden forever.
With the lyrical prose, deeply drawn characters, and atmospheric setting that put The Mountains Wild on multiple best of the year lists, Sarah Stewart Taylor delivers another gripping mystery novel about family, survival, and the meaning of home.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the teasing prologue of Taylor's strong sequel to 2020's The Mountains Wild, an unnamed man waits near Long island's Great South Bay for an unidentified woman. He has an important story to tell her. She never appears, and the man's shot to death. The curiosity of homicide detective Maggie D'arcy of the Suffolk County PD is aroused by scars on the dead man's back that suggest he was tortured in the past. Eventually, he's identified as Gabriel Treacy, a Dublin resident who worked for an international aid organization. Treacy got the back injuries during his time with another NGO in Afghanistan in 2011, six years earlier, after he was kidnapped and held for ransom. D'arcy gets permission to travel to Ireland to learn more about Treacy, believing that his death wasn't just the result of a robbery gone wrong, despite his wallet and phone being stolen. A second murder of someone linked to Treacy deepens the puzzle. Taylor's adept at balancing plot and plausible characterizations. Tana French fans will be eager for the next series entry.
