Nothing can remain buried under the ground forever especially if it is a dead body pointing towards a crime that had happened years ago. John Sandford just cannot allow his best creation to rest for a while, not even the love of family is completely cherished by Lucas Davenport. The man too is never tried though worried at times because of he fails to get the job done catastrophe might fall on Minneapolis in no time. Dialogues that are put in the mouths of the characters even the minor ones are also just extraordinary; the words are sharp and pinch your mind all the time.
Plot is loaded with turns and twist in this part that reminds us of Masked Prey and Bloody Genius that made the minds go round in their time. Two dead bodies appear on the scene when this latest part opens and the two girls seem to have been murdered a long time ago. Lucas Davenport to public amazement can tell the exact year which according to him was 1985.
The case of the missing girls first appeared on the scene in 1985 when Lucas was new in the job and although he wanted to pursue the case his high officials thought that it was long gone. The case was thus closed but Lucas never gave up on it and now comes the time to prove that the girls were buried along with the secret of a serious crime.
It is past coming to life in the sizzling voice of Richard Ferrone who keeps on spreading the magic of his voice and is not looking tired at all.