I’m always excited when there’s a new edition to the Corrie and Nora series. Two strong independent women, Corrie, an FBI agent and Nora an archeologist, have helped each other solve mysterious cases together. Their personalities and abilities complement each other as each case seems crazier than the last. When a woman’s nude body is discovered in the desert, her clothes strewn behind her, and two very rare artifacts in her hands, Nora and Corrie team up together to see why she committed suicide. When a second body is discovered, and ties link up to the Gallina tribe, who were all slaughtered centuries ago, the deaths become multi layered.. Could this be part of a cult, or what would possess these two highly educated women to knowingly sacrifice themselves in the desert? Mystical, otherworldly, supernatural all of these definitions apply. The history in this novel was fascinating. A page turner I could not put down. Thank you to the Publisher for granting me an ARC, and NetGalley.