In this highly atmospheric mystery, Ruth Galloway{u2014}g2sa captivating amateur sleuthg3s (Louise Penny){u2014}and ... (more)
In this highly atmospheric mystery, Ruth Galloway{u2014}g2sa captivating amateur sleuthg3s (Louise Penny){u2014}and DCI Nelson investigate a murder in a medieval Italian town where dark secrets are buried as deep as bones. It{u2019}s not every day that you{u2019}re summoned to the Italian countryside on business, so when archaeologist Angelo Morelli asks for Ruth Galloway{u2019}s help identifying bones found in the tiny hilltop town of Fontana Liri, she jumps at the chance to go, bringing her daughter along with her for a working vacation. Upon arriving, she begins to hear murmurs of Fontana Liri{u2019}s strong resistance movement during World War II and senses the townspeople are dancing around a deeply buried secret. But how could that be connected to the ancient remains she{u2019}s been studying? Ruth is just beginning to get her footing in the dig when she{u2019}s thrown off-guard by the appearance of DCI Nelson. And when Ruth{u2019}s findings lead them to a modern-day murder, their holidays are both turned upside down, and they race to find out what darkness is lurking in this seemingly picturesque town. (less)