The Bright Wound
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On November 28th, 1980, the Nordhoff Ranger football and cheer teams disappeared on their way to a game near Bakersfield. For eight weeks, a nationwide search was underway. For eight weeks, there were no suspects, no evidence, and no motives. They simply vanished without a trace.
Detectives Marcus Reyes and Hank Lopez awaken one morning to a call coming in from Frazier Park, one hundred miles away, of hikers making a disturbing discovery along a trail. What they will find there will send them down a hole darker than they could ever dream of. One that will lead them to a revelation that will uproot their understanding of the world and the universe at large.
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