From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, pageturning investigative thriller with a mindblowing twist.Theres a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . . The Interstate here only goes in one direction Away. But its the only place where exLAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge . . . and 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 . . . and also tries to identify a vagrant runover 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 . . . and a past thats not her own . . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.

Binding: Hardback;480 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: FF; Weight: 686 g; Dimensions: 223 x 148 x 42

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