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A Year of Broken Promises continues the story of James and Mary McGrother, a young Irish fisherman and his wife, who were the main characters in A Pocket Full of Shells. Even with the famine years behind them, tragedy and hardship does not stop. Promises made in good faith are broken along with the hearts of those making them. A solicitor, a constable, and a secretive organization all play parts in determining the fate of a young couple whose only desire is to provide for their family and live a simple life.

It's the 1880s, and James and Mary McGrother's family has been divided by emigration, like many of their neighbors in the village of Blackrock in county Louth. The couple who survived the Great Hunger have had to watch more than half their family leave the parish. The responsibility to care for one another extends beyond blood or marriage ties for the McGrother family in New York, when a young Irishman goes missing in America. Back in Ireland, at a time when James and Mary least expect it, a family member returns - but not everyone is pleased with the reunion.

Auf mysteriöse Weise verschwinden in Boston immer wieder Frauen spurlos. Dabei gibt es jedoch weder Erpresserbriefe noch Leichenfunde. Nachdem zahlreiche Vermisstenanzeigen die gesamte Stadt in Atem halten, wendet sich Marshall Percy Morlock von der Polizei hilfesuchend an den Meisterdetektiv. Holmes und Watson reisen nach Amerika und treffen dort auf den Gatten einer der vermissten Frauen.