From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller – with a mind-blowing twistThere's a saying inBarstow,California, a decaying city in the scorchingMojave desert. . .The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away.But it's the only place where ex-LAPDdetectiveBeth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge . . . & a shot at redemption.Over a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended up inCalico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for a second chance.His fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked whenBethinvestigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow, sandy grave . . . & also tries to identity a vagrant run-over by a distracted motorhome driver during a lightning storm.Every disturbing clue she finds, every shocking discovery she makes, forceBethto confront her own troubled past . . . & a past that's not her own . . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.°°°Lee Goldbergis a two-timeEdgar Award& two-timeShamus Awardnominee & the #1New York Timesbestselling author of more than thirty novels, includingLost Hills, theIan Ludlowtrilogy, fifteenMonkmysteries, & five internationally bestsellingFox & O’Harebooks co-written withJanet Evanovich. He has also written and/or produced manyTV shows, includingDiagnosis Murder,SeaQuest, &Monk, & is the co-creator of the hitHallmarkmovie seriesMystery 101. As an international television consultant, he has advised networks & studios in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, China, Sweden, & the Netherlands on the creation, writing, & production of episodic television series. He is also co-founder of the publishing companyBrash Books.