About this ebook
The graves yield no blood. The skeletons are strangers. And one by one, the tests reveal what Wear Ye Ye never dared to believe: his brothers may still be alive.
Now, as soldiers who once served under him gather at the graveside, speaking of joining him in exile, Wear Ye Ye must make a choice. The hunt for the mysterious Mr. Justice—the man who poisoned his family, who stole their lives and scattered their bodies—must continue. But with every grave that holds a stranger, hope grows. And in the mountains between two kingdoms, a family that thought they had lost everything begins to imagine what it would mean to be whole again.
For readers who love stories of impossible hope, the bonds of blood, and the quiet miracles of modern science in ancient worlds—this is a novel about the graves that teach us to keep searching, and the family that waits to be found.
About the author
DAVID JACKSON writes stories about the spaces between—between life and death, between certainty and hope, between the people we lose and the possibility that they might still be found.
A former forensic investigator who spent years working with families of the missing, Jackson brings a unique perspective to his fiction. He knows what it means to search for answers when all evidence points to loss. He understands the quiet desperation of those who refuse to close a case when something in their heart tells them to keep looking. And he has seen, more than once, the moment when hope defies all logic and proves itself true.
Born in the Pacific Northwest and shaped by years of working in crisis response and victim advocacy, Jackson developed a deep appreciation for the stories that don't make the headlines—the quiet searches, the unanswered questions, the families who never give up. He believes that the most compelling narratives are not about grand victories, but about the small, persistent acts of love that refuse to let go.
