What is the family secret? Who did what and why did people have to die? The author does a great job in answering these questions, with pose and wonderful character development. What a fun read this mystery series is, I look forward to more Lindsay Chamberlain novels. An excellent series. ( )

I think this could be considered a much less intense novel about Lindsey Chamberlain. I don't believe that she got into any extraordinary scrapes in this book. Only ordinary ones.

The story is much more of a normal mystery. Lindsey gets called in as a forensic anthropologist and archaeologist to try and find the body of a woman who's been missing for two years.

I don't recall where it takes place exactly, but Connor definitely gives the setting a small town feel, like everyone knows every one else and there's all sorts of complicated relationships and interesting undercurrents in each scene.

Another interesting part of the story was the academic political intrigue that was a subplot. That's always interesting stuff.

Now, if Connor would decide what she wants to do with the whole Derrick/Lindsey situation the book would be almost perfect. ( )

This is the third in the Lindsay Chamberlain series, and it's a good one. These books are very well-written indeed. Connor's characters are real, and she keeps the tension going right up until the end. Plus we always hear fascinating anthropological lore. The puzzles are hard to figure out as well. I was kept in suspense as to the identity of the murderer right up until the end. Lindsay is a very likeable and human protagonist. She has human foibles and human insecurities, but she is also intelligent and not afraid to stand up for herself. In this book Lindsay is tracking what appears to be about three or four different storylines, and she realizes that she is being set up to take the fall for at least one of them. When artifacts disappear from her floor, she realizes that someone is trying to fit her up for it. And people keep dying (both in the past and present). She needs to figure out everything quickly. I really am enjoying this series. ( )

So far it has been very good.