In 1928, a Chattanooga man disappears down a hole in the ground and discovers a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain that he names after his wife: Ruby Falls. Within months, visitors can buy...

In this unique locked-room murder mystery set in Depression-era Tennessee, a publicity stunt gone wrong leaves an unusual cast of characters scrambling to escape an underground cave system.

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In 1932, a young woman gets entangled in a gruesome murder mystery when a publicity stunt in a deep underground cave goes dangerously awry.

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But but but but but but but… What about the money?