Secret Remains

<b>A forensic mystery full of small-town suspense &#147;with a twist no one will expect&#148;&#151;for fans of Kathy Reichs and Jayne Ann Krentz (</b><i><b>New York Journal of Books</b></i><b>)</b><br> &#160;<br> <b>Dr. Emily Hartford&#146;s cold case investigation points to viper&#146;s nest of lies and a shocking prime suspect: her old high school flame.</b><br><br> It&#146;s been 12 years since Sandi Parkman went missing after being dropped off at home by her schoolmate Nick Larson now the Sheriff of Freeport Michigan. When a construction crew unearths Sandi's bones&#151;along with Nick&#146;s letterman jacket and one of his hairs&#151;Nick becomes suspect number one in the murder.<br><br> Dr. Emily Hartford the daughter of Freeport&#146;s medical examiner is called in to investigate but the case is about to get personal. Nick was Emily&#146;s high school love and now she has to either clear his name&#151;or contend that he&#146;s the killer. As she delves into the case a host of other suspects emerge: a coterie of Nick&#146;s jock friends from high school; Sandi&#146;s sister Tiffany now a dancer at a local strip club; and James VanDerMuellen a trust funder who&#146;s recently returned to Freeport.<br><br> As the autumn skies darken over Freeport and the holiday season looms Emily must sift through more than Sandi&#146;s brittle bones to solve the case. Can she exonerate Nick&#151;and rekindle their long-smoldering romance? The race is on to find the truth.