The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

FBI agent Pendergast arrives at the scene when mass burials, over a century old, have been discovered during a New York City construction project. Contacting Nora Kelly of the New York Museum of Natural History for assistance, Pendergast finds her embroiled in a struggle for funds to continue her work. In a relationship with journalist Bill Smithback, Nora finds him overbearing when he jeopardizes her job by releasing confidential information. Preston and Child write a chilling and dark murder mystery, spinning the threads of the characters into a complex tale of museums, archeology, forensics, and history. A great read. Sandy Penton