The murder was solved. The conspiracy was not.
One year after Hazel Winthrop uncovered the truth buried beneath Cedar Falls, she has finally rebuilt her life. The Flaky Crust is thriving, her daughter is home, and the nightmares are beginning to fade.
Then a message arrives in the middle of the night.
She's gone. They took her. Please help.
Nichole Killian has disappeared, and the trail leads Hazel back into the secrets she thought she had escaped.
A hidden grist mill. An old journal. A family whose influence stretches across generations. And above everyone Hazel has already exposed stands someone even more dangerous.
As Hazel follows a trail of caramel, deception, and buried history, she discovers that the conspiracy surrounding Cedar Falls is far older—and far larger—than one murderer.
This time, solving the mystery may require uncovering the truth about an entire family.
Because some secrets are buried.
Others are inherited.
