A novel of mysterious beauty, The Devil's Footprints explores the
elemental forces of everyday life: love, fear, grief, and the hope of
redemption.
Michael Gardiner has lived in Coldhaven all his life yet still feels
like an outsider. Married but distant from his wife, he discovers that a
school friend, Moira Birnie, has killed herself and her two sons by
setting their car ablaze. However, she spared her fourteen-year-old
daughter, Hazel. As teenagers, Michael and Moira had a brief romance,
yet more troubling is the fact that Michael was responsible for the
death of Moira's brother, the town bully. In the wake of this most
recent tragedy, Michael becomes obsessed with Hazel, and she convinces
him to take her away from the village and her abusive father, with
devastating consequences.