A quest for her roots and new family responsibilities give Cody Marsh reasons to settle in Wallace, Idaho. As the curator of a mining museum, she takes on a project mapping the old Nine Mile Cemetery. The history of the place fascinates her, but a solitary headstone, engraved only with 'Sparrow', nags at her with the persistence of a haunting.
When a body is discovered, Cody has no reason to believe there is any connection to the mysterious headstone. However, as she follows Sparrow's winding tale into secrecy, betrayal, and loss, an attempt on Cody's life proves a link.
Hurt and scared, Cody flees to the safety of those she loves...which is exactly where the killer wants her.