The Last Provenance

An archaeologist is dead. His final discovery was never meant to be found.

When respected archaeology professor Jonathan Whitmore is discovered dead in a parking garage at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the circumstances surrounding his death raise more questions than answers.

Former archaeologist Ethan Grayson has traded academic life for the unpredictable world of private investigation. But when two homicide detectives arrive asking about Whitmore, a man whose professional disagreements with Ethan were nearly as legendary as his research, an old academic rivalry becomes the beginning of something far more dangerous.

With the help of his sharp-witted, free-spirited assistant Sadie Wallace and Detective Mia Perez, whose personal connection to the dead professor threatens her career, Ethan begins unraveling a trail of cryptic notes, questionable archaeological discoveries, and suspicious museum acquisitions.

The deeper they investigate, the more troubling the evidence becomes. Valuable artifacts may not be what they appear, respected institutions have more to lose than their reputations, and someone is determined to keep the truth buried.

As the investigation draws Ethan into a shadowy world of forged antiquities, powerful benefactors, and deadly secrets, he must confront a question that could unravel everything:

What happens when the evidence of history itself has been manufactured?

The Last Provenance is an archaeological mystery and conspiracy thriller featuring Ethan Grayson, an unconventional investigator whose greatest asset is his refusal to accept an answer simply because everyone else believes it.