Lake Mead is surrendering its dead. As its waters recede in the throes of a relentless drought, bodies once underwater are emerging on its shores. They appear, they’re discovered, they give up the ghosts they’ve been hiding for decades. Family secrets long buried—the affairs and adulteries, the lies and the scandals, even the murders—are one day revealed. No sins can remain covered forever. They all rise to the surface. All the bodies do.

Welcome to a thriller inspired by real-life events in the summer of 2022, when the skeletal remains of several bodies were discovered on the drought-ravaged shores of Lake Mead. Investigative journalist Kate Temperance is determined to prove they were victims of crime boss Giancarlo Gemelli—or die trying. Standing in her way is Sofia Gemelli, Giancarlo’s daughter, a woman as ruthless as she is beautiful. She will do anything, even kill, to prevent Temperance from uncovering her family’s dark secrets. The story will take you from the frenzy of the Las Vegas Strip to the tranquility of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, where the secret to making world-class Pinot Noir is killing the competition. 

This summer, join Kate in her unrelenting pursuit of the truth!