Ireland, 1923. The country has been torn apart by the War of
Independence and is now in the throes of sectarian violence and severe
flooding. But Mother Aquinas knows that not all floods cleanse the deeds
of humanity . . .
When a body washes up at her convent chapel dressed in evening finery,
she immediately suspects foul play. The overstretched police force may
be ready to dismiss the case as accidental drowning, but strangulation
marks on the girl's throat tell a grimmer story. Mother Aquinas wants
justice for the girl - and won't let a murderer slip away unpunished
under the cover of war.