After joining the police force of her small Irish village, a local woman must investigate the murder of a stranger in this cozy mystery novel. After solving two murders in the County Cork village of Kilbane, Siobhn O'Sullivan has accepted her calling and decided to join theGarda Sochna. The O'Sullivan clan couldn't be prouder, but there's no time to celebrate as she's already on another case, summoned by the local priest who just found a dead man in the St. Mary's graveyardaboveground. He's a stranger, but the priest has heard talk of an American tourist in town, searching for his Irish ancestor. As Siobhn begins to dig for a motive among the gnarled roots of the victim's family tree, she will need to stay two steps ahead of the killer or end up with more than one foot in the grave. ';Captivating . . . Fans of mysteries with an Irish flavor will look forward to Siobhn and Macdara's further adventures.'Publishers Weekly