Disturbing the Dead — Sandra Parshall

Murder is a dangerous legacy

Dr. Rachel Goddard knows all too well what it's like to want freedom from the past. So hiring shy local girl Holly Turner to work at her new Appalachian veterinary clinic is a chance for both of them to make a fresh start. Until the skeleton of Holly's wealthy, vanished Aunt Pauline is found along with an unidentified woman's body. Until Holly's abusive, no-good family tries any vicious means to get her to return home. And as even more suspects surface who desperately wanted Pauline dead, Rachel is certain Holly knows more than she can remember about her aunt's brutal murder. But confronting several decades' worth of secrets, lies and long-standing hatred means putting both their lives on the line. And one ruthless killer won't hesitate to render their futures as cold and dark as a mountain grave….