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The Next Great Discovery
Paperback
Publisher: Heartland to Hometown Press
Published: Jun 25 2026
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
At the edge of a Missouri cornfield, a young man is found murdered. For reporter Leni Spencer, the victim is not just another headline-it is her cousin, Tiger Allen, the beloved college mascot at nearby William Preston College.
As Hawkinston reels from the shocking crime, Leni begins digging into Tiger's final days. Her search leads to the college's ambitious archaeology program, where pressure is mounting to produce a discovery capable of bringing national attention-and desperately needed prestige-to the struggling school.
What begins as a local murder investigation soon uncovers academic rivalries, hidden relationships, manipulated evidence, and troubling questions about the authenticity of a celebrated archaeological find. When a second death follows, Leni realizes someone is willing to kill to protect the story being sold to the public.
With the help of Detective Doug Joseph, café owner Martine Malveaux, and archaeology assistant Natalie Williams, Leni follows a trail of deception stretching from small-town Missouri to the colorful chaos of New Orleans.
In The Next Great Discovery, Katherine Bennett blends murder, buried history, academic ambition, and richly drawn community life into a suspenseful mystery about truth, reputation, and the danger of rewriting the past.
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