
Welcome to Normal, Kentucky—where fall leaves crunch underfoot, Halloween decorations hang from every porch, and long-buried secrets refuse to stay hidden. Mae West, owner of Happy Trails Campground and member of the Daniel Boone National Park Committee, is soaking up all the fun of the season. Campfires glow, ghost stories fly, and the Daniel Boone National Forest is dressed in its autumn best. But when a group hike to Devil’s Arch Trail turns up a set of human bones, the spooky fun takes a chilling turn. A tarnished silver charm bracelet is the only clue—and it links to a local girl who vanished decades ago. As whispers of the past stir up old fears, Mae suspects someone wants the truth to stay buried—and they’re willing to go to great lengths to keep it that way. With the Laundry Club Ladies by her side and Halloween just around the corner, Mae digs into the mystery. But the deeper she goes, the clearer it someone in Normal knows what really happened. And they’ll do anything to make sure this cold case stays cold.