Markus Novak just wants to come home An investigator for a Florida-based Death Row defense firm Novaks life derailed when his wife Lauren was killed in the midst of a case the two were working together Two years later her murderer is still at large and Novaks attempts to learn the truth about her death through less-than-legal means and jailhouse bargaining have put his job on the line Now hes been all but banished sent to Garrison Indiana to assess a cold case that hes certain his boss has no intention of taking As Novak knows all too well some crimes never do get solved But its not often that the man who many believe got away with murder is the one calling for the case to be reopened Ten years ago a teenaged girl disappeared inside an elaborate cave system beneath rural farmland Days later Ridley Barnes emerged carrying Sarah Martins lifeless body Barnes has claimed all along that he has no memory of exactly where -- or how -- he found Sarah His memory of whether she was dead or alive at the time is equally foggy Tired of living under a cloud of suspicion he says he wants answers -- even if they mean hell end up in the electric chair But whats he really up to And Novak knows why hes so unhappy to be in Garrison - but why are the locals so hostile towards him The answers lie in the fiendish brain of a dangerous man the real identity of a mysterious woman and deep beneath them all in the network of ancient stony passages that hold secrets deadlier than he can imagine Soon Novak is made painfully aware that if he has any chance of returning to the life and career he left behind in Florida hell need to find the truth in Garrison first.
