Sacrifice

About this book

Youre born. You live. They die. Moving to remote Shetland has been unsettling enough for consultant surgeon Tora Hamilton; even before the gruesome discovery she makes one rain-drenched afternoonDeep in the peat soil of her field she is shocked to find the perfectly preserved body of a young woman a gaping hole where her heart has been brutally removed and three rune marks etched into her skin. The marks bear an eerie resemblance to carvings Tora has seen all over the islands and she quickly uncovers disturbing links to an ancient legend. But as Tora investigates she is warned by the local police her boss and even her husband to leave well alone. And even though it chills her to the bone to admit itsomething tells her their concern isnt genuine. From the Hardcover edition.