After the sudden death of her father, seventeen-year-old Emily Carter struggles to move forward with the only family she has left-her stepmother Sarah, the woman who raised her as her own after Emily's biological mother supposedly died when she was an infant.
Hoping for a fresh start after high school, Emily takes a summer job in Ocean City, Maryland.
But strange things begin happening.
Her friends start disappearing.
Anonymous warnings appear.
Her boyfriend begins to suspect she knows more than she's telling.
And Emily becomes convinced someone is watching her every move.
As the mystery deepens, Emily uncovers a shocking secret: her father's death may not have been an accident at all.
Following a trail of hidden clues, buried records, and long-forgotten secrets, Emily discovers a conspiracy stretching back more than twenty years-one involving stolen fortunes, false identities, missing people, and powerful figures willing to kill to protect the truth.
Then she makes a horrifying discovery on Assateague Island.
A lonely grave hidden among the dunes.
A grave bearing her father's name.
A grave that should not exist.
As Emily races to uncover the truth, she learns that her father may still be alive, her mother may never have died, and the answers to everything may be locked inside memories she doesn't even know she possesses.
With enemies closing in from every direction, Emily must decide who she can trust before the past catches up with her-and before the grave becomes reality.
Some secrets are buried.
Some secrets are remembered.
And some secrets refuse to stay dead.
