Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite

Author Ruby Dominguez offers readers a tale surrounding the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and Claddagh rings. Hundreds of Irish Claddagh rings are found in the collapsed World Trade Center. Dominguez brings the history of the legend of the ring to life.

The legend of the mystery is a combination of romance, tragedy and triumph. It originates in a small fishing village. The week before Richard Joyce’s wedding to his sweetheart, he was kidnapped and taken to North Africa by a slave trader. He was taught the trade of goldsmith. He designed a beautiful gold ring for his sweetheart, two hands clasping a heart. Years later he was released from bondage, returned to Ireland to find his sweetheart had never married. The ring represents love and loyalty.

Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite

Ruby Dominguez writes as though this is a screen play. The scenes fade in and out, giving the reader just enough information to know the horror taking place. The opening setting is Salem during the 17th century. Fear at a high as neighbor accuses neighbor of practicing witch craft.

The Peruke Maker daughter is accused of being a witch. She has beautiful red hair. Never once does she admit to practicing the black arts. If she had her life might have been spared. Her hair and scalp are pulled from her head. He father creates a wig and a curse.

The second part of this book is current. A woman has a car crash that leaves her disfigured. Her lovely read hair is gone. She answers and ad in a paper concerning a wig. It quickly arrives at her door. The wig gives her confidence. At night in a dream like state she goes to bars and seeks out victims.

This is a story of revenge and forgiveness. The first half is well done. I found the second half to be amateurish. It didn’t have that same frightening quality of the first half. Dominguez style added to the depth of the first half but detracted from the second half.

This is a good Halloween tale.