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Marnie Kessler suddenly collapses and dies from a deliberately triggered allergic reaction.Audio producer Tess Merrick soon discovers that Marnie was hiding far more than a research dispute. Crop-trial results have been falsified, insurance money is missing, and Prairie North Seed Cooperative is under crushing financial pressure. Farmers, scientists, executives, activists, and commercial rivals all had reasons to want Marnie silenced.But one suspect's alibi begins to unravel when Tess hears a distinctive background signal buried in a field recording. The sound places someone near the crime scene at the exact time they claimed to be somewhere else.As Tess follows the audio trail, she must separate Marnie's own wrongdoing from the secret that truly got her killed, while protecting innocent farmers from the fallout.And beneath the murder investigation, Tess uncovers another clue about her missing sister, Iris, proving she may have been chasing someone before she disappeared thirteen years ago.