Sign-In
Cart
The Hidden Bones
Paperback
Series: Evelyn Mercer, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Randy R. Gillespie
Published: Jan 8 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A disgraced archaeologist.
A canyon that shouldn't exist.
A truth buried deeper than stone.
After a career-ending disaster in Cairo, Dr. Evelyn Mercer has sworn never to set foot on another expedition. But when a mysterious stranger delivers a field journal tied to her family's past, she is drawn into the remote Havasupai wilderness-and into a canyon that swallows compasses, erases echoes, and refuses to let its dead rest.
What begins as reluctant curiosity becomes a descent into a world carved by ancient hands. Following a trail hidden for generations, Evelyn uncovers forbidden chambers, impossible murals, and skeletal remains that challenge everything archaeology believes about human history. The deeper she goes, the clearer it becomes: someone died to keep these secrets buried... and someone is still watching.
To survive, Evelyn must confront not only the truth beneath the canyon, but the truth within herself-about legacy, loyalty, and the cost of rediscovering who she was always meant to be.
Some secrets are lost.
Others are protected.
And some were never meant to be found.
Also from
Gillespie, Randy R.
Also in
Historical Fiction
James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales Vol. 1 (Loa #26): The Pioneers / The Last of the Mohicans / The Prairie
Cooper, James Fenimore
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover
The Moonlight Runner: A Gripping Historical Novel of Survival, Bravery, and Romance
Robards, Karen
Hardcover
The Amalfi Curse: A Bewitching Tale of Sunken Treasure, Forbidden Love, and Ancient Magic on the Amalfi Coast
Penner, Sarah
Paperback
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River (Large Print Edition)
Lawhon, Ariel
Paperback
A Pair of Aces: Reese's Book Club (Large Print Edition)
Benedict, Marie
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Paperback
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Christie, Agatha
Paperback