1990. Law enforcement ranger Valerie Boren -Odell arrives at Horsethief Trail National Park seeking a quiet place to raise her son. But no sooner has Valerie reported for duty than a teenage hiker goes missing and the long-hidden burial site of three children is di scovered in a cave. Val&rsquo\;s quest to uncover the truth wins an ally a mong the Choctaw Nation&rsquo\;s Tribal Police but soon collides with the deadly legacy of the land itself.
\n1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Radl ey knows that her stepfather is a threat to the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home. When the older girl disappears\, Ollie flees\, taking six-y ear-old Nessa with her. Together they begin a perilous journey to the remo te Winding Stair Mountains\, the territory of outlaws\, treasure hunters\, and desperate men. Along the way\, they form an unlikely band with other children struggling to get by on their own.
\nIn this gripping novel \, Lisa Wingate traces the story of children abandoned by the law and the battle to see justice done. Amid times of deep conflict over who owns the land and its riches\, Ollie and Val each leave behind one life in search o f another.
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