Brilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding finds things that have been lost for hundreds of years—and she's very, very good at it. A soon-to-be-tenured professor of archaeology, she has recently unearthed evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years. But the dead body that accompanies it—a corpse washed ashore near the site—has embroiled Emma and her students in a different kind of exploration. With her reputation suddenly in jeopardy—due to the ruthless machinations of a disgruntled rival—and a second suspicious death, heartbreakingly close to home, Emma must unearth a killer among the artifacts. But that means digging deep into her past to dark secrets buried in the heart of the archeological community—which, in turn, could bury Emma Fielding.
