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The gripping new Clay Edison thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, page-turning fiction" (Stephen King) It''s been almost a year since Clay Edison was forced out of his job at the coroner''s bureau. Now he''s on his own, working as a private eye, scraping by. Clay is brought a fraud case that begins with a man surprised to learn that he''s been named the executor of his grandmother''s estate. Her accounts are a mess, and not everything is adding up. He''s at the end of his rope and needs Clay''s expertise.; As Clay dives deeper into a decades-old scheme targeting the vulnerable, his investigation leads him to a bizarre town buried in the remote California wilderness.; The residents don''t care much for outsiders. They certainly don''t like Clay asking questions. And they''ll do just about anything to shut him up.
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Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
Summary
Work hits too close to home for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when his wife's life is thrown into jeopardy in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write "brilliant, page-turning fiction" (Stephen King).
A tragedy at Safe Harbor Health Clinic leaves three dead and many traumatized, including Amy Sandek, psychologist and wife of Deputy Clay Edison. After her boss mysteriously stops showing up for work, Amy answers a call for help from Shasta Swann's family that brings her and Clay to the beautiful landscape of Humboldt County.
Soon upon arrival, the couple realizes that all is not what it seems in the lovely Swann home. Family tensions. Forest fires. Missing people and dead bodies. Clay’s idyllic getaway becomes another day on the job, and there is no better partner for him to solve this mystery but his wife.
