Part of Cork O'Connor
First published 2000
Country-western star Shiloh vanishes somewhere in the Quetico-Superior wilderness, two million acres of forest and rapids along the Canadian border. Her father travels to Aurora, Minnesota, and hires Cork O'Connor to track her down. Cork assembles a search party that includes an ex-convict, two FBI agents, and a ten-year-old boy. They venture into the unforgiving territory, but other men are also hunting Shiloh with orders to kill rather than rescue. Back in Aurora, dangerous strangers arrive and threaten violence on the snowy streets. Winter closes in hard on the Boundary Waters. Cork's team loses all contact with the outside world. Death stalks them through the brutal Minnesota blizzard, striking violently and without warning.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: against-the-odds, forced-proximity, found-family
Setting: Quetico-Superior Wilderness, Aurora, Minnesota, Canadian Border, Boundary Waters, Minnesota
Period: Winter, Contemporary
416 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Star
Content warnings: death, murder, violence