Florida detectives Megan and Lacy get pulled deep into a bizarre murder investigation that has strange ties to a secretive voodoo community while a group of big-money international investors obstructs them at every turn. They move forward against the unknown forces, trying to protect the community they hold so dear.

Dr. Michele White is an American author, surgeon, and bioarchaeologist. She completed doctorate level forensic anthropology training and has held fellowships in top national surgery and pathology academies. Dr. White has degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a researcher at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. What Lies Beneath is Dr. White's sixth suspense novel and the fourth in a detective thriller series. The first novel of the series Broken Silence received notable acclaim and launched Dr. White on a book tour with Barnes & Noble and Borders Book Sellers. That success continued with the well-received installments Pandemic and Body 13. Her other popular novels, Fatal Coverage and Organ Donor, were both medical mystery thrillers. Dr. White lives with her husband and son on their ranch in Florida and their home in the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains.