An Eye for Gold — Sarah Andrews

Temporarily unemployed and conflicted over a rocky relationship, forensic geologist Em Hansen adepts an assignment aiding the FBI in a fraud investigation of a billion-dollar Nevada gold mine. There arc no guarantees on the frontier, and Em ends up smack in the middle of a minefield of intrigue where dead bodies, burning; range fires, endangered rodents, and goldbricking employees are the order of the day. Her detecting shills are soon put to the test when the company's "golden goose" geologist goes missing, and she discovers that what glitters at the Granyille mine is of a hue more green than gold. In order to get to the bottom of this complicated ease, Em must throw caution to the wind and leap headfirst into the gaping portal where darkness rules--and the only sound is the terrified pounding of her own heart...