âCall[ing] to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwellâ (Chicago Sun-Times), Beverly Connorâs spellbinding series proves that the dead do tell talesâand reveal secrets that can threaten the living in the most chilling of waysâĻ
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In the depths of an unmapped cave, forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon makes an astonishing discovery: the decades-old skeleton of a caving victim. Soon, the remains of two more bodies are foundâone in an old car submerged in the waters of an abandoned quarry, another buried in the Georgia woods. At first, with nothing to link the dissimilar victims except desiccated bones, Diane canât fathom the connection. But someone in her shadow does. Itâs the key to a mystery that reaches back seventy years in a heritage of love, greed, and murderâand an unearthed family secret that still holds the power to kill.