El guardián

On a cold night in the remote Irish village of Ardnakelty, a young woman disappears. Rachel Holohan—sweet and lovely—was on the verge of getting engaged to the son of the local bigwig. Instead, her body is found floating in the river. In a place like this, her death proves to be anything but straightforward; it is entangled in grudges and power struggles spanning generations—conflicts that threaten to tear the community in two. Cal Hooper, a retired Chicago detective, has put down roots and feels a deep loyalty to his new friends. His girlfriend, Lena, however, wants nothing to do with the entanglements of Ardnakelty. As the discord intensifies, their relationship begins to fracture. When a secret plot comes to light—shedding new news on Rachel’s death and threatening the entire village—Cal and Lena find themselves in the line of fire...