When a decades-old severed leg is discovered buried on Bonita Key, local Gazette reporter Rose Banatelli is drawn into an investigation the island would rather keep forgotten.

Teaming up with retired detective Frank Caprio, Rose begins following a trail that leads far beyond a single long-buried victim. Their search uncovers a hidden network of illegal land filings, stolen properties, and quiet financial manipulation operating beneath the surface of the seemingly peaceful island community.

At the center of it all stands Mayor Grant Ellis — respected, powerful, and seemingly untouchable.

As Rose and Frank dig deeper into records someone never expected to be examined again, they find themselves in increasing danger. What begins as an investigation turns into a fight for survival when the two are targeted in a calculated attempt to silence them permanently.

Though the truth is uncovered and the operation exposed, money and political influence ensure that justice never fully arrives. Officially, the case fades. Unofficially, Rose knows the truth: the machine behind it all hasn’t stopped — it has simply shifted, waiting for its next opportunity.

On an island that prefers silence, Rose refuses to look away.

Buried in Plain Sight is a gripping coastal mystery of corruption, power, and the cost of uncovering truths some would kill to keep