Samantha Brooks and police chief Harley Crouch, Dr. Daniel Murray, and new arrival to Clanwallace, Juta Finnley—a tech savvy boxer—are caught up in a new hair-raising murderous tale of deception and greed. Sam is on a morning run when she stumbles across two bodies in a house owned by a world-renowned paleontologist. Among the items stolen from the ransacked home is an incredibly rare fossil. Sam is convinced the unique fossil was the killer’s intended target, and is key to solving the murders. The hunt for the culprit leads Sam down a path riddled with treachery and betrayal, entangling her in a psychological game with the depraved killer. While wrestling with her own personal demons, Sam slowly exposes the truth behind the gruesome murders, bringing about a traumatic end to her investigation.