DARKNESS  UNEARTHED

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Darkness Unearthed

A career-defining discovery. A dead man at the dig. And a killer who'll bury the truth with the bones.

When Sheriff Izzy Llewellyn stumbles upon a body at a remote paleontology camp high in the Sierra Nevada, what should be a quiet weekend hike with Dr. Cole Barrow turns into a murder investigation that reaches far beyond her small town.

The victim was part of a university team celebrating a fossil find that could rewrite prehistoric history. But as Izzy interviews the tight-knit group of academics, field hands, and rivals, she discovers that beneath the science lies a web of fraud, ambition, and betrayal stretching from the mountain passes of Mirage County to the black-market collections of a dangerous Los Angeles power broker.

Everyone in the group had something to hide. Everyone had a reason to want the dead man silent. And someone among them is willing to kill again to protect a secret that runs deeper than any dig site—one rooted not in ancient bones, but in a stolen identity and a lifetime of rage.

With the help of FBI analyst Olivia Finch and the steady presence of Cole at her side, Izzy must separate the science from the lies before a desperate killer slips beyond her reach—into the vast, unforgiving wilderness above Darkness.

Darkness Unearthed is the ninth book in the Izzy Llewellyn Small Town Suspense series. It can be read as a standalone.