There is skullduggery afoot -an archaeological project intended to unearth two prehistoric skeletons, purportedly the oldest in North America, are removed from their natural resting place seventy years earlier
-a will leaving the bulk of the deceased's assets to a foundation, under certain conditions
-petulant heirs scheming to ensure those conditions are not met and that the assets will come to them instead
-a foundation director who encounters one life-threatening situation after another
Zoe Dill is drawn into ferreting out just which of a half-dozen likely suspects might have had the opportunity for undertaking subterfuge and sabotage.
