The Highlands of Scotland! Such a magical place, and Angela Hawkins Crow loves the country, the landscape, and especially the beauty of the Highlands in Spring. But this time . . . She’s there because people have disappeared. And the local police have found indications that they’ve been taken somewhere in a sparsely populated area in the mountains, far from real civilization with no idea if they’re still alive or . . . And the history in the area is far from good. Because once upon a time, ‘witches’ were persecuted with heated intensity by the king. But strangely, that will help Angela as she travels misted paths, dense with foliage, filled with the shadows of the coming night. She and Jackson will discover that the coming of spring might have meant things through the ages . . . And that things of beauty can always be twisted into things that are . . . Deadly
While an interesting concept, this one I found a bit of a fight to keep my attention, Which usually is not the case. Still a good read. And I will go back and give it another read thru. But it just did not grab my attention the way all her books normally do the first time through.
Angela uses this idea and the help of a ghost to shame a cult who claims death is necessary for spring to begin. Jackson brings the police and hostages are saved.
As these short stories go, the Krew always triumphs over the evil they encounter. Angela is hoping to find out what has happened to so many who have disappeared. Once she does, will help come in time to save them all?
I love Heather Graham mixing the mystical and reality. This short story was perfect for both, located in the highlands of Scotland where both is down any trek.