Between mysterious missing persons cases,unsolved murdersand the menacing specter of an eternally blood-thirsty grave diggerΓÇÖs ghostthe town of Gold CreekMichiganhas a grim reputationand so does the wealthyruthless Gold familywho run the local funeral home and cemeteryΓÇöand may be behind it all . . . Six Feet Under meets Succession with a gothic twist in New York Times bestselling author Lisa ChildsΓÇÖ darktwistyhorror-tinged series for readers of Megan CollinsSamantha DowningStacy Willinghamand Rachel Hawkins. Yet another teen has gone missing from the Gold Memorial Gardensand Child Protective Services Investigator Claire Underwood isn’t giving up until she finds him. For Clairesolving the case is more than business. Years agoshe lost a friend in that cemetery. Over timethe authorities deemed all the disappeared teens runawayswhile local legend blamed the ghost of the murderous grave diggerΓÇömuch to the satisfaction of the Goldsalso known as the ΓÇ£Ghouls.ΓÇ¥ Claire has always suspected the Golds were involvedincluding in some recent murders among their own. She went to high school with Noah Gold. He was very quietand very intense. Like someone with something to hide. Noah is sick of being cast in the same light as his connivingmoney-hungry family. HeΓÇÖs still a bit anti-socialbut heΓÇÖs just as determined as Clare to unearth the truthΓÇöand finally bury the legend of the grave digger. With a common goalhe and Claire join forcesbut itΓÇÖs a quest that puts them in mortal danger. Only with the help of the local sheriffΓÇöwhose own brother vanished years agoΓÇödo they have a chance of surviving. Yetthe truth that awaits them is more terrifying than any ghost . . .