The Bones of Blackwater

When forensic archaeologist Nora Hale returns to her hometown of Hartwell, New Jersey, to survey the ruins of a long-abandoned boot factory, she expects an ordinary excavation. Instead, she uncovers evidence that something far darker lies below.

Seven years after the Civil War, Harlan Merritt leaves New York City to establish the Blackwater Bootworks, convinced it will bring prosperity and stability to Hartwell. For his wife, Eliza, he hopes the town might offer something more: a chance to f...