From Publishers Weekly
Federal investigators rule a mysterious plane crash in the Arizona desert a "pilot error," but archaeologist Nicolette Scott knows there is more to the story than authorities are letting on. When her eyewitness account of the incident is discredited, she joins forces with the dead pilot's grandfather, John Gault, a man who shares her expertise in aviation and her determination to uncover the truth. Their quest leads them to the discovery of a top-secret facility near the crash site, and, ultimately, to a chilling conspiracy allowing illegal aliens to be detained there for use as human guinea pigs in radiation testing. The action kicks in when the pair decides to take Gault's WWII bomber on its final flight to avenge his grandson's death.
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Product Description
Nick Scott is back in the desert, this time leading a university-funded dig of her own in a ghost town near Boot Hill in Arizona. Walking into a canyon in search of cave-dwelling ruins left by ancient Anasazi, Nick hears the unmistakable sound of helicopters right before stumbling across the downed wreckage of what was once the plane of reporter Matt Gault. Joining forces with John Gault, Matt's grandfather, Nick quickly finds herself taken from the world of academic archeology into a world of government subterfuge and murder. Swept up in the mystery, and determined to uncover the truth, Nick and Gault call together the crew of a WW II B-24 Liberator for one last mission under the blazing skies of the Arizona sun.
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