Professor Simon Shaw Books in Order

An archaeological dig at Kenan College uncovers a woman's remains beneath an old house. Historian Simon Shaw investigates a decades-old disappearance, finding a welcome distraction from personal troubles until someone determined to protect the past threatens his life.

Simon Shaw's Thanksgiving visit to Pearlie Beach is disrupted when an old body surfaces with rare Confederate coins. Working with police attorney Julia McGloughlin, he investigates connections between missing treasure, suspicious deaths, and the town's guarded family histories.

The discovery of a missing woman's remains prompts the man convicted of her murder to ask Simon Shaw for help. Returning to his hometown of Boone, Simon investigates an old confession and finds disturbing gaps in the evidence.

A young woman's troubling memories suggest she committed a killing in a previous life. Reluctantly investigating, historian Simon Shaw searches for a rational explanation in records of a Raleigh orphanage, risking his scholarly reputation as old secrets emerge.

Historian Simon Shaw's close friend, archaeologist David Morgan, is murdered amid a dispute over an ancient skeleton. Convinced the struggle over the bones holds the answer, Simon investigates missing research despite disagreement with his police colleague.