Ashes and Bones by Dana Cameron

This provided text consists of numerous excerpts and chapter titles from the novel Ashes and Bones: An Emma Fielding Mystery by Dana Cameron, who is an archaeologist herself. The segments detail a tense narrative surrounding the protagonist, Emma Fielding, an archaeologist and professor, who is being relentlessly tormented by a former acquaintance, Tony Markham, leading her to feel increasingly paranoid and unsafe. The plot involves a series of disturbing events, including threatening flower deliveries, finding human bones at an excavation site, a suspicious car chase, an attack on a colleague named Chuck, and the discovery of surveillance equipment aimed at her home. Emma's attempts to cope are documented, ranging from self-defense training in San Diego to seeking help from law enforcement and her supportive, yet sometimes skeptical, husband Brian, culminating in a violent confrontation at her home.