Relics (Faye Longchamp Series, Book #2)

Relics (Faye Longchamp Series, Book #2) by Mary Anna Evans

Faye Longchamp, back in school to pursue her dream of becoming an archaeologist, has been asked to run a project for which she is barely qualified, under the direction of a man who doesn't seem to like her much. Her assignment: to uncover the origins of a mysterious ethnic group. The Sujosa have lived in Alabama's most remote hills for centuries and have shown impressive immunity to many diseases -- including AIDS.

Late one night, Faye awakes to find the house in flames. She saves herself and one of her housemates. But her friend Carmen, the project historian, never had a chance. Within days, an 18-year-old boy jumps from a cell tower that, when completed, would connect the outside world to the Sujosa community. Are these events somehow related?

POISONED PEN PRESS, SOFTCOVER, 2005, 2012