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Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers team up on the trail of a ruthless killer determined to keep dark secrets buried, in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.

Twenty years ago, Doris Grandfelt, an accountant, was viciously stabbed to death, but the actual murder scene was never discovered. Her body turned up the following night, discarded in dense woods bordering a city park just east of St. Paul, Minnesota. Despite repeated demands from Doris’s twin sister, Lara Grandfelt, for the authorities at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to find the killer, the investigation stalled and went cold.

Now, two decades later, with her own life threatened by breast cancer, Lara is driven to finally uncover the truth behind her sister’s murder. Frustrated by official channels, she boldly publishes the complete investigative records online, offering a five-million-dollar reward for tips leading to the killer’s arrest. Immediately, dozens of amateur detectives and true-crime podcasters descend on the case, sparking a frenzy of activity—and publicity. With newfound pressure from all sides, Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers step in to sift through potential leads and separate genuine clues from sensationalist noise.

When one ambitious blogger manages to locate the murder weapon, Lucas and Virgil realize they might finally close in on the truth. But the killer, hidden in plain sight all these years, is tracking every online revelation, determined to always remain one step ahead. As the relentless media scrutiny drives the investigation closer to the long-buried secret, Lucas and Virgil may find that uncovering Doris’s painful past could cost them their own lives.