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Book Review of Track of the Scorpion (Nicolette Scott, Bk 1)

Track of the Scorpion (Nicolette Scott, Bk 1)
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Nicolette Scott is an archaeologist with an unusual speciality--the recent past--and an even odder passion--uncovering lost airplanes. But ancient civilations are where the funding is, and the New Mexico badlands are where her father is, so Nick bides her time on a dig of prehistoric Anasazi dwellings.

When a prospector brings word of his unexpected find--an airplane buried in the shifting sands of the desert--Nick is eager to investigate. What she finds is an American B-17 bomber, shot down over friendly territory, its long-dead crew still inside...