by Adam Johnson
First published 2003
Anthropologist Hank Hannah is digging up more than ancient bones at a 12,000-year-old grave site. As he unearths a deadly relic linked to the Ice Age, Hank is drawn into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with a crazed colleague hellbent on unlocking the artifact's dark secrets. With his own troubled past threatening to consume him, Hank must confront the ghosts of human history before they consume him first.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, archaeology
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, high-stakes
Setting: Ice Age
Period: 12,000 years ago
400 pages · Paperback · Imprint unknown
Content warnings: death, violence