Ghost Bog

Professor Jacob Caine and his archaeology team are racing to excavate Ghost Bog, a 7,000-year-old bison kill site in northern Wisconsin, before winter arrives. Sam Noggle, Jake's old mentor, is assisting, excited to investigate this amazing site. Locals from the nearby town of Scenic are frequent visitors, eager to see the latest finds. Volunteer digger Pam Hauser uncovers an ancient human skeleton among the bison remains. Another human skeleton is then found, but wearing a modern-day watch emblazoned with the Scenic town logo!
The slain body of Matthew Walker, a rival scientist intent on taking control of the site, is discovered not far from Ghost Bog. The local authorities arrest Sam for Walker's murder and attempt to close down the dig. Unsure whom to trust, Jake and Pam decide to track down the killer themselves. Stymied as all the suspects have apparently solid alibis, Jake turns his attention to the watch-wearing skeleton found at Ghost Bog. Could "John Doe" hold the clues he needs to solve both murders?

Steven Kuehn is a professional archaeologist working in the Midwest and has over thirty years of field and laboratory experience dealing with the identification, excavation, analysis, and interpretation of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. He specializes in the analysis of faunal (animal) remains and has examined bone and shell from sites across North America. After preparing hundreds of technical reports and scholarly articles, the call of mystery fiction grew irresistible and Steve began chronicling the adventures of Professor Jacob Caine, archaeologist and reluctant sleuth. One Jake Caine short story, "Talked to Death," was published online in Mysterical-E. Sunken Dreams was the first novel in the Caine series; Ghost Bog is his second novel