Barry Clayton has left the Charlotte police force to manage his ailing fathersfuneral home in the peace and quiet of the Appalachian mountains. But BuryinBarry ... » 

Barry Clayton has left the Charlotte police force to manage his ailing fathersfuneral home in the peace and quiet of the Appalachian mountains. But BuryinBarry is an undertaker with a problem he keeps finding unwanted business.Moving a grave on a snowy mountainside should be routine. No funeral noprocession no grieving widow to console. Routine until Barry unearths anunexpected intruder a skeleton lying atop the original occupant. A bullet holein the skull piques his excop curiosity the photograph of his girlfriendSusan Miller in the murdered mans wallet makes the case very personal.Suddenly Barrys life is turned upside down as Susan becomes the primesuspect.Joining forces with his pal Sheriff Tommy Lee Wadkins Barry sets out to findthe real killer. But a terrible secret had been buried in that mountain graveand one murder is only the down payment someone is willing to pay to keep ithidden. Barry is torn between discovering the solution to the crime anduncovering a part of Susans past that could destroy their relationship.When the killer strikes again Barry learns that even more is at stake. In aduel of deceit and misdirection one thing becomes crystal clear. Barrys graveundertaking could very well lead to his own funeral. «