When Silas Quinn and Marla Dean agree to take a small-town case in Cleveland, Georgia, they expect a routine land dispute. What they uncover instead is a chilling mystery that has haunted the town for decades.

The Hawthorne family vanished without a trace in the 1980s, their land quietly sold to a powerful businessman who has ruled the town ever since. As Silas digs deeper, he finds his own family's name buried in the records-forcing him to confront secrets he never knew existed.

Every lead brings new danger. Locals refuse to talk. Old allies turn cautious. And the man at the center of it all issues a warning: some truths are better left buried.

But Silas and Marla don't walk away from the truth. Not when the past is tied to Silas's own bloodline. Together, they'll risk everything to expose a cover-up that has festered for forty years-before it consumes them too.

Vault of the Vanished is the sixth Silas and Marla thriller-an atmospheric, character-driven mystery of buried secrets, dangerous power, and a partnership tested by the weight of the past.

Gene Uhlig was born and raised in western Pennsylvania, USA. He attended The University of Pittsburgh. He has studied journalism and creative writing but spent his life in a different field. For 30 years he managed automotive dealership service departments. Then for 12 years did consulting for numerous major auto manufacturers. He always swore he could write about dealership life and do it in any genre because there are an infinite number of stories. Gene Uhlig has many stories to tell!