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Fans of Steven F. Havill�s Posadas County and Lisa Regan�s Josie Quinn series will enjoy this fascinating and complex story set in small-town Missouri. "Balances well-developed characters and dry humor with a solid police procedural" - Library Journal Starred Review of Dangerous Consequences When a hiker stumbles from the woods raving about a dead man, Sheriff Hank Worth launches a search. Near the infamous landmark of Murder Rocks � a Civil War era hideout for ambushers who robbed and killed passing travelers � they unearth two bodies and a skeleton. Local legend says there�s caches of stolen gold buried in the area. And � thanks to some recent nationwide publicity � the Ozark backwoods are now swarming with out-of-town treasure hunters, who have little concern for Hank�s murder investigation. With the clock ticking, Hank must identify the victims . . . and the killer. But could the new pursuit of long-lost plunder really have led to multiple deaths? Meanwhile, secrets uncovered in Hank�s personal life are taking a toll. He and his wife are trying to bridge the painful gap that�s widening daily. As it threatens to split them apart, Hank doesn�t know what�s tougher, murder or marriage. With both taking everything he has, all he does know is that old sins throw long shadows . . .