Life in a small town can take some interesting twists -- especially for E.R. physician Dr. Rhea Lynch. When the chief coroner is shot in a hail of gunfire that leaves a man dead and a teenage boy searching for clues to his missing sister, Rhea is deputized as an assisstant coroner. Then a mass grave is discovered -- along with a killer's baffling clue.

Although she is a doctor dedicated to saving the living, Rhea is suddenly forced to find answers from the dead. Soon her skill and courage put her back on the front lines of the battle she fights best: a race between life and death.

I knew that the book was part of series, but I never that it really mattered that much, but I was wrong, it did. I kept on wondering what was going on, or what happened between the main character and potential love interest in the past. But otherwise it was an alright read.

Released on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at N/A in Toronto, given to family member Controlled Releases.

Cleaning out my shelf, and adding this book to take to my sisters. I hope Kikas enjoys it.