The Bone Cartographer

When a courier collapses and dies outside a fortified research facility, the only thing he leaves behind is an envelope, and inside it, a map drawn on what appears to be human bone. Cold case analyst Maren Calloway is summoned to identify the victim, but the deeper she digs, the more the case resists her. The map points to excavation sites stretching from the Louisiana bayous to the caves of southern France, each one tied to a disappearance the Bureau officially closed years ago. Captain Roussel wants containment. Dr. Tomas Givens wants silence. A new player, Dr. Wendell Aucoin, offers answers that feel like traps. As Maren follows the cartography of the dead, she uncovers the intertwined fates of Lise Pomerleau, whose remains have never been found; Soren Vacher, whose bones tell a story of betrayal; and Theo Ardoin, whose legacy still pulls strings from beyond the grave. Each step forward illuminates another lie. Each ally could be the next victim. With the help of forensic anthropologist Dr. Helene Marcotte and field agent Eliard Ardoin, Maren must race to decode a killer's masterwork before the map leads straight to her. Some cartographers chart territory. Others chart who deserves to disappear. Maren is about to learn which kind she is following, and whether she'll survive long enough to redraw the lines.