Ghosts in the Ground. Parks Pat Mysteries, #17

The land remembers what people try to forget. When a corporate executive is found dead inside a groundwater pump house at Beaver Dam Flats, Detective Margie Patenaude expects a difficult case. She does not expect a case tied to one of Calgary's most disputed landscapes. With Detective Gagnon at her side, Margie follows a trail of fractured testimony, old documents, and unresolved community history.
Every lead points backward. Every answer opens a deeper question. In a place where entire streets vanished and trust never fully returned, this homicide is about more than one death. For readers who love: Atmospheric procedurals with social depth Crime fiction with environmental and community stakes Lean, gripping mysteries with high emotional impact If you like smart investigations, morally complex tension, and mysteries rooted in real-world consequences, preorder Ghosts in the Ground now.