An Ivy League professor is murdered in his home. ​A ruthless billionaire with a deadly secret. ​The shocking truth from America's founding. ​Parker Chase is stunned to learn his uncle, a world-renowned scholar, has been shot to death. As he grieves, Parker never suspects that he is now directly in the path of a murderous society willing to do anything to keep the past buried. A mysterious letter from his uncle arrives after the funeral, and what Parker learns will draw him into a deadly search for the truth. Erika Carr, a brilliant historian who also happens to be Parker's ex, s him as they race to stay ahead of both the shadowy killers and the police.​ Parker and Erika dodge bullets at every turn as they follow a centuries old trail that takes them to the birthplace of America, and an unimaginable truth that could rewrite history and change the world.