When Verity Grey's former lover offers her a dream job working on an archaeological dig near the Scottish border she knows there must be a catch, but she's still surprised by the sponsor of the dig. Peter Quinnell has spent decades searching for evidence of the fate of the lost Ninth Roman Legion. He feels certain that he has found it at Rosehill, but his certainty isn't based on any scientific information. Peter is relying on the "sight" of a young boy who lives on the property. The other archaeologist on the dig is a man named David Fortune. He doesn't seem worried, but Verity is concerned both about her professional reputation and the strange things happening at the dig.
In spite of her douubts Verity's can't bring herself to leave so she sets about doing her work cataloging and drawing the artifacts that are found, even though she isn't convinced of the site's authenticity. As the work progresses Verity finds herself more and more drawn to David. What starts out as a working relationship builds into a romantic attraction as the two find themselves dealing not only with the dig, but with the increasingly strange events at Rosehill.
This was my first time reading a book by Susanna Kearsley and I enjoyed it very much. The book is a Gothic and reminded me of early books by Mary Stewart. Kearsley definitely has her own writing style though. She made the setting and the details about the archeological dig come alive and kept the story absorbing. I look forward to reading more of her work.
Grade: A
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