by C. J. Box
First published 2022
Private investigator Cassie Dewell has two puzzling cases on her desk. A Florida widow claims a con artist stole her fortune and vanished into Montana. Cassie tracks him to Anaconda, a former copper mining town where people come to start over. But her wealthy client may be hiding crucial details. Meanwhile, Cassie faces her strangest assignment yet. A mysterious poem has sparked a deadly treasure hunt that left five people dead. Her second client doesn't want the gold. He says he wrote the poem and buried the treasure himself. Now he wants Cassie to find him. As both investigations unfold in Big Sky Country, Cassie discovers that Montana's beautiful landscapes conceal dangerous secrets. The cases pull her deeper into a web of deception where nothing is what it seems.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation
Setting: Anaconda, Big Sky Country, Florida, Montana
275 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books