The Hidden Bones

When Clare Hills agrees to help Dr David Barbrook clear our the effects of deceased archaeologist Gerald Hart, she's shocked to discover the unpublished journals, supposedly lost, detailing Gerald's most famous dig. But when they unearth a disturbing discovery, it puts them at the centre of a murder inquiry and in the path of a dangerous killer.

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Following the recent death of her husband, Clare Hills is listless and unsure of her place in the world. When her former university friend Dr David Barbrook asks her to help him sift through the effects of deceased archaeologist Gerald Hart, she sees this as a useful distraction from her grief. During her search, Clare stumbles across the unpublished journals detailing Gerald's most glittering dig. Hidden from view for decades and supposedly destroyed in an arson attack, she cannot believe her luck. Finding the Hungerbourne Barrows archive is every archaeologist's dream. Determined to document Gerald's career-defining find for the public, Clare and David delve into his meticulously kept records of the excavation.
But the dream suddenly becomes a nightmare as the pair unearth a disturbing discovery, putting them at the centre of a murder inquiry and in the path of a dangerous killer determined to bury the truth for ever.