During a wild, whitewater paddle down a wilderness river, Meg Harris discovers the skull and bones of a woman whose very existence takes the archeological world by storm. But her neighbours, the Migiskan Algonquin quickly declare their rights to the ancient remains. In this book R.J. Harlick explores the controversy surrounding ancient human remains. Who owns them, the museums that house the archeological finds or the First Nations descendents? Meg becomes embroiled in a fight that pits ancient beliefs against modern ones and can only lead to murder. As Meg races to catch the killer, she finds herself daring the river's rapids yet again, but this time there is the added horror of a raging forest fire.