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Product: Stone and Sand: Book 3 (The Raleigh Harmon Prequel Mysteries)

This was no accident . . . or was it?

Raleigh Harmon has just won a coveted science contest, and the chance to compete for a $50,000 college scholarship. Great news, right?

Only her goofy aunt drives her to the contest in North Carolina, and as soon as they arrive, Raleigh realizes she’s way out of her league. The competitors are ruthless brainiacs. And she has no idea how to win this contest.

That suddenly changes when one of the competitors almost dies—and Raleigh looks like a prime suspect. With forty-eight hours to solve the science riddle, can she also pick out the bad guy—or girl—before they escape the island? And what if the bad guy is the boy Raleigh really likes?

Stone and Sand is the third book in the Raleigh Harmon prequel mystery series, introducing the girl who will become a forensic geologist and FBI agent—provided she survives the high school years.

Praise for the Raleigh Harmon series

“Giorello has won the Christy Award and has received two Pulitzer Prize nominations. When you read this book, you’ll see why.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“Read her for her wonderfully descriptive prose, her killer plots or her well-drawn characters, but read her. You’ll come away enriched in deep and plentiful ways.”—The Richmond Times-Dispatch

Product: The Rivers Run Dry (A Raleigh Harmon Novel)

FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon novels always bring edge-of-your-seat suspense. When a routine case turns deadly, this forensic geologist finds her career on the rocks . . . and her life at stake.

Special Agent Raleigh Harmon is good at her job, but not as good at bureau politics. As one of the few females on the team, she finds herself in a strange land when she's transferred from Richmond to drought-stricken Seattle. When a hiker suddenly goes missing and a ransom note arrives, Raleigh realizes there's no time for transitions. Vowing to find the missing college girl, she must rely on her forensic geology skills to uncover the truth, leaving no stone unturned.

Gritty and poetic, with an evocative sense of place, a quirky cast of characters, a fast-twisting plot, and a compelling, complicated heroine, this superbly crafted mystery will keep you reading compulsively as hope runs short, the clock runs down, and the rivers run dry.

Gripping suspense
The Raleigh Harmon novels are best enjoyed in order, but can also be read as stand-alones:

Book 1: The Stones Cry Out
Book 2: The Rivers Run Dry
Book 3: The Clouds Roll Away
Book 4: The Mountains Bow Down
Book 5: The Stars Shine Bright

Book length: approximately 110,000 words
Includes discussion questions for book clubs