A shallow grave exposes deadly secrets as bestselling author Loreth Anne White brings her thrilling series of romantic suspense to its shocking conclusion Disgraced ex-cop Angie Pallorino is determined to make a new start for herself as a private investigator. But first, she and her lover, newly promoted homicide detective James Maddocks, attempt a quiet getaway to rekindle a romance struggling in the shadows of their careers. The peace doesnt last long when human skeletal remains are found in a nearby mossy grove. This decades-old mystery is just what Angie needs to establish her new careereven as it thrusts her and Maddocks back into the media spotlight, once again endangering their tenuous relationship. Then, when Angies inquiry into the old crime intersects with a cold case from her own policing pastone that a detective on Maddockss new team is workingthe investigation takes a startling twist. It puts more than Angies last shot at redemption and a future with Maddocks at risk. The mystery of the girl in the moss could kill her. An Arthur Ellis Award Finalist for Best Crime Novel