Begotten

Two sisters, Jacqueline and Jeri, have rented a rustic cabin for a week on South Lake Tahoe's shore owned by the Kelly family. Emma Kelly, the daughter of Lex Kelly, a wealthy New York businessman, has been missing for three weeks. The police have no clues, leads, or suspects. On the first day of Jacqueline and Jeri's vacation, they discover the gruesome remains of a woman in the closet of an old mansion located next door to the cabin they have rented.

The investigating officer is South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Mac Givens, who owns the home where the victim is found. Sara Kelly is identified as the murder victim, but there seem to be some questions regarding the identification of the victim and its accuracy. When Sara shows up at her home after vacationing in Italy for a month, the investigation takes an abrupt turn.

Shocking as this crime may be, it is not the soul of the book. It becomes clear that the murder victim holds secrets for the reader.

As Jacqueline and Jeri venture farther into the mystery, Jacqueline, too, disappears. Time is running out as pending doom surrounds the two sisters.