The gripping new thriller from multi-bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman and his son， Jesse， features a deputy coroner and a seemingly impossible case set against an atmospheric Californian backdrop。

'Storytelling at its best， I loved it' Kathy Reichs

A DETECTIVE UNDER PRESSURE

Deputy Coroner Clay Edison is juggling a new baby who won't sleep with working the graveyard shift。 For once he's trying to keep things simple。

A HAUNTING DISCOVERY

When infant remains are found by developers demolishing a local park， a devastating cold case is brought back to light。

A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

Clay has barely begun to investigate when he receives a call from a man who thinks the remains could belong to his sister - who went missing fifty years ago。 Now Clay is locked in a relentless search that will unearth a web of violence， secrets and betrayal。

Because in this town， the past isn't dead。 It's very much alive。 And it can kill。