From the bestselling author of Star of the Sea and Shadowplay, ''a powerful, moving adventure of raw fate and betrayed love'' (Independent on Sunday).Inspector Martin Aitken''s life is a mess. He''s divorced, his career''s in chaos, and the last thing he needs this Christmas Eve is a strange woman collapsed on a Dublin street. Ellen Donnelly is a woman on a mission, coming to Ireland to find her mother and escape her marriage. Dr Milton Amery, a New York plastic surgeon, is her unfaithful husband. The three are beginning new journeys, each of which lead to Inishowen.''A page-turner, full of compassion, laughter and zest for the human condition'' Irish Times''Tremendous... A love story, a realistic thriller and an account of grief and loss'' Spectator