Lies Beneath Ellicott City

Corrosive Greed Public Corruption And Environmental Degradation Intertwine In Small Historic Ellicott City On The Patapsco River That Feeds Into The Chesapeake Bay. Jack Tasker Is A Typical Thirteen-Year-Old Save For Being The Nephew Of A Not So Typical Uncle Ben Tasker A Loving Surrogate Dad Though An Irascible Newspaper Man. When The Skeletal Remains Of A Young Girl Over A Century Old Surface At The Reportedly Haunted Patapsco Female Institute The Police Are Compelled To Search The Grounds For More Bodies. Surprisingly They Find A Newly Murdered John Doe. Immediately Ben And Jack Are Also On The Case. While The Two Pursue Clues On The Institute Grounds An Apparition Surreptitiously Leads Them To Discover A Backpack In The Hollow Of A Tree. Ben And Jack Realize They Have Opened A Pandora’S Box That Could Jeopardize Forever The Health And Well-Being Of Millions Who Rely On The Chesapeake Watershed.