The fourth book in the West River Mysteries series by Jolene Stratton Philo is here!

Spring has sprung in Little Missouri, South Dakota, population of ninety-two. Jane and her country school students take a field trip to a nearby dinosaur excavation.

A day spent poking around in the dirt turns deadly after Jane finds Beanie Lavender, a former high school friend, barely breathing on the floor of the lab tent. Once Beanie’s off to the hospital, Jane and Sheriff Sternquist begin to investigate, determined to unearth the dig team member who attacked Beanie and left her in a coma.

When a freak spring snowstorm hits, the dig team is rescued and brought to Jane’s classroom and apartment. Jane is living cheek to jowl with the person who hurt Beanie. As if that wasn’t enough, crotchety school janitor Velma Albright volunteers to be Jane’s bodyguard.

The snow melts, the dig team returns to camp, and Jane and the sheriff get closer to the truth when Beanie’s attacker becomes desperate. Jane digs in her heels and fights to save Beanie’s life and her own before they are both silenced forever.