From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller – with a mind-blowing twistThere's a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . .The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away.But it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth 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 in Calico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for a second chance.His fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked when Beth investigates 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, force Beth to 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 Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award & two-time Shamus Award nominee & the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including Lost Hills, the Ian Ludlow trilogy, fifteen Monk mysteries, & five internationally bestselling Fox & O’Hare books co-written with Janet Evanovich. He has also written and/or produced many TV shows, including Diagnosis Murder, SeaQuest, & Monk, & is the co-creator of the hit Hallmark movie series Mystery 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 company Brash Books.