A foot in a geyser. A school in the wild. A truth no one saw coming.
When a human foot is ejected from a geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Special Agent Emme Helliwell of the National Park Service is assigned the chilling case.
 
Tasked with identifying the victim and uncovering what led to such a grisly end, Emme is drawn into the park’s vast, unforgiving wilderness—and into the orbit of a private school for at-risk teens where extreme backcountry excursions are part of the curriculum. As disturbing truths begin to surface, Emme must also confront personal fault lines, including the unresolved tension with an ex-boyfriend who’s suddenly back in her life and assigned to the same case.
In a place where danger hides behind natural beauty and good intentions can mask darker motives, Emme must navigate both treacherous terrain and emotional landmines to solve a mystery that could cost her everything.
Perfect for readers of C. J. Box and Lisa Gardner
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
Nicole Maggi is the author of A Murder in Zion, the first book in the National Park Mystery Series, praised by Publishers Weekly as “a winner.” She also wrote The Forgetting—an International Thriller Writers Award finalist, Junior Library Guild selection, and #1 Kindle bestseller—as well as What They Don’t Know. Her YA fantasy series, The Twin Willows Trilogy, was described by VOYA as “reminiscent of Twilight and Harry Potter.” Nicole holds a BFA from Emerson College and lives in Los Angeles, where she spends her free time planning her next national park adventure and volunteering with her daughter’s Girl Scout troop.