When nobody talks, the stones cry out.

In the searing heat of a Virginia summer, two men fall from a building into the crowd below. And though hundreds of people stood at the scene, nobody saw what happened. Or did they?

FBI agent and forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon gets called to close the case — and fast. The FBI wants a swift verdict, with or without the truth. But the witnesses refuse to talk, and Raleigh is forced to rely on her instincts and forensic training. Working her connections with the city's most powerful families, traveling through its seedy underbelly, Raleigh is determined to see justice prevail. But can she close the case before the growing racial unrest rages out of control? Or will her choices ultimately bring down everyone involved — including Raleigh herself?

"In an exceptionally skillful debut, Sibella Giorello brings to life forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon, a heroine who is surefooted in grisly crime scenes but feeling her way along the intertwining paths of life, love, and faith." Ann McMillan, author of "Civil Blood"