Ancient Echoes

Two centuries ago, a covert expedition following Lewis and Clark vanished into the Idaho wilderness.
They were never seen again.
Now seven students have disappeared in the same mountains-and archaeologist Michael Rempart is the only man who suspects the truth.
In his forties and dangerously compelling, Rempart carries more than academic controversy. He is the last heir of a lineage steeped in forbidden alchemy-and he knows that those who draw too near him rarely remain untouched by its shadow.
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