Foreword / by David Grann -- Introduction : Origin stories -- A buried treasure -- The monster of Florence -- The skeletons at the lake -- The skiers at Dead Mountain -- The skeleton on the riverbank -- The mystery of Oak Island -- The mystery of Sandia Cave -- The mystery of Hell Creek -- The Clovis Point con -- Trial by fury -- Skeletons in the closet -- Cannibals of the canyon -- The lost tomb.