[A Ruth Galloway mystery]

The unsettling discovery of a downed World War II plane with a body inside inside leads forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson to uncover a wealthy family's secrets.

When a curator is found murdered, Ruth Galloway and Detective Inspector Nelson track down links between the murder, Aborigine skulls, and a drug-smuggling operation that forces Ruth to question her loyalties.

While on a dig at Norwich Castle, forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway uncovers the bones of Mother Hook, a serial killer who was executed in 1867 for the murder of five children, while DCI Harry Nelson investigates a serial child-abductor called the Childminder.

Returning from maternity leave to investigate recently discovered human bones on a remote beach, Dr. Ruth Galloway reluctantly partners with her baby's married father, DCI Harry Nelson, in a case involving a World War II crime.

Investigating the discovery of a murdered child on a demolition site, pregnant archaeologist Ruth Galloway teams up with Detective Harry Nelson to discern the victim's identity before realizing that she is being targeted by a dangerous assailant.