This is the book where Harper and Tolliver learn the details of their sister Cameron’s fate. (That's in the cover blurb, it's not a spoiler.) We've had four books to get to know Harper and her ability to find and identify the dead. Harris started right in the first book letting us know that someday Harper would find her sister.
But this duo have a few adventures to get through before the payoff. Harper is hired by a ranch family to determine the cause of death of their family patriarch. But Lizzie, the major share holder, lets Harper wander the cemetery a bit and investigate other graves. Apparently she finds something that someone present didn't like, because bad things begin to happen to people around Harper.
Matthew (Tolliver's father and Harper's stepfather) has been released from jail and turns up like a bad penny. The eldest child, Mark, seems determined to reunite the family. Needless to say, Harper and Tolliver are not fans of this plan and they must endure repeated visits from both of these men. They are of the opinion that trusting a former addict is a bad bet.
Between the professional and personal complications, it's difficult for our main characters to concentrate on figuring out what's going on. So it is helpful when Manfred Bernardo show up like a magician's trick and is willing to be helpful.
When I reached the end, I felt like everything had been wrapped up neatly. Perhaps the way all the threads came together was a little too good to be true, but it left me with a good feeling. I would recommend this series to any Charlaine Harris fans out there.
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