The Visitant

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>New York Times</em> bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear premiere a captivating new mystery series packed with ancient myth.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Archaeologist Dusty Stewart finds himself diving into a chilling excavation of an ancient massacre site when the echoes of an eight-hundred-year-old mystery reverberate leaving tantalizing clues in its wake. But Dusty's expertise is not enough to decode the brutality etched into the remains and-in a twist of fate-his nemesis is summoned to aid in deciphering the cryptic puzzle.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Dr. Maureen Cole arrives at the scene just as a formidable artifact surfaces-the basilisk a symbol of witches and the hidden realm of duplicity-her task is to trace an ancient blood trail a path laden with betrayal and madness. Drawing on her anthropological expertise Maureen embarks on a quest to unveil the truth behind the heinous crime that has remained shrouded for centuries.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But the horrors of the past have a way of intertwining with the present.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Across time in the shadowy expanse of Hillside Village a primeval monster known as Two Hearts lurks moving invisibly through the Katsinas' People and casting a sinister shadow. And when War Chief Browser discovers his wife's brutal murder at its hands he vows to end the methodical killer's reign by any means necessary-and uncover its terrifying secret once and for all.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Can Dusty and Maureen piece together the puzzle before the malevolent forces that span centuries ensnare them?</em></strong></p>