Brooks Mencher

"Jill Lynch seemed to be living an ordinary suburban life, sharing time with her husband, pursuing her interests in the fiber arts, and volunteering at a nonprofit her interests in the fiber arts, and volunteering at a nonprofit that collects and ships knitted clothing to survivors of the Middle East wars, helping them through harsh winters. But one Wednesday, the quiet Mrs. Lynch goes missing. Textile forensics consultant Ruth M, known to police...

"A leaf-stained skull and the decomposed knitted vest of a child are discovered during a logging operation in Northern California's last virgin redwood forest, a grove of thousand-year-old trees ominously called Wailing Wood. There, the ghostly echoes of children's voices, amid the distant calls of owls, have been heard by generations of families living in the nearby logging town of Whitesboro. Textile forensics consultant Ruth M, known to law enforcement...