Ripple Effect - Paperback

by Brenda Lyne (Author)

Some mysteries refuse to stay buried.

When the skeleton of an unidentified teenage girl is found deep in a Wisconsin forest, Detective Mike Franklin names her Cardinal Doe after the silver charm bracelet found nestled in her bones. Obsessed with giving her justice, Franklin pours his life into the case. But with no leads and his own private demons dragging him down, the investigation goes ice cold.

Fifteen years later, cutting-edge DNA technology and a fresh-faced detective offer a new chance at the truth.

But as the investigation gains traction, something unsettling happens: Cardinal Doe begins to remember.

• She recalls fractured memories of her life-and the terrifying moments of her death.
• With each haunting revelation, a deeper, darker mystery surfaces-one that ties her fate to Detective Franklin's in ways neither the living nor the dead could have imagined.

As past and present violently collide, the truth is finally within reach. But solving this chilling cold case might not bring peace... it might unleash deadly consequences neither the living nor the dead are prepared for.