This first book in the Lindsay Chamberlain series is a good one. Ms. Connor weaves a tight plot and an excellent murder mystery. Lindsay is an archeaologist, so it makes sense that old bodies make up a big part of the story, but when the past starts creeping into the present, a murderer does not hesitate to kill again to keep family secrets. I found the book a nice mix of past and present, and I liked Lindsay. I did find that sometimes she comes off a bit artificial, but I'm sure she will develop in future books. The archealogical lore is good, and since archeology has always been of interest to me, I liked that part of the book very much. It is perhaps unfair to compare this writing to that of Kathy Reichs, but I could not help doing that. There are some similarities, but Kathy Reichs' character development is much more practiced than Ms. Connor's (at least with this first book). I will read more to see if anything changes, and let's face it, this book had a darn good mystery to it. ( )