Sacrifice

You're 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 afternoon . . . Deep
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 it . . . something tells her their concern isn't
genuine.