Calico

<p><b>From #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller - with a mind-blowing twist.</b><br><br>There's a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . . <br><br><i>The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away</i>. <br><br>But it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge . . . and a shot at redemption. <br><br>Over a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended up in Calico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for a second chance. <br><br>His fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked when Beth investigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow, sandy grave . . . and also tries to identify a vagrant run-over by a distracted motorhome driver during a lightning storm. <br><br>Every disturbing clue she finds, every shocking discovery she makes, force Beth to confront her own troubled past . . . and a past that's not her own . . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.</p>