In Beverly Connor's absorbing series, the bones of the dead reveal the secrets of the living. In this latest investigation, forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon must lead a chilling excavation of a crime with harrowing implications: the murder of three people, hanged execution-style in an isolated patch of Georgia woods.

"Beverly Connor is on the verge of superstardom."—Midwest Book Review

"Calls to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwell."—Chicago Sun Times

"Connor grabs the reader with her first sentence."—Booklist

"The plot is serpentine, the solution ingenious."—Publishers Weekly