Family is everything to SiobhÔan, which now includes her fiancÔe, Macdara Flannery. So when his cousin Jane frantically calls for his help, the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural village where Jane and her mother have recently moved. When they arrive, they find Jane in a state outside the cottage. Inside, Aunt Ellen lies on her bed in a fancy red dress, no longer breathing. A pillow on the floor and a nearby teacup suggest the woman has been poisoned and smothered. The local villagers, who are devout believers in Irish folklore, insist the cottage is cursed--built on a fairy path. Although the townsfolk blame malevolent fairies, SiobhÔan and Macdara must follow the path of a murderer all too human--but just as evil...