First published 2018
Yasmin arrives in Alaska with her ten-year-old deaf daughter Ruby, expecting to reunite with her husband Matt who has been filming a nature documentary. Instead, police meet them at the airport with devastating news. A fire in the village of Anaktue killed twenty-three people, and Matt is presumed to be the twenty-fourth victim. His body remains missing, but authorities recovered his wedding ring from the ashes. Yasmin refuses to accept his death. Someone used Matt's phone after the fire, she insists, though police claim they tested the device. When weather closes the airport, Yasmin finds a taxi driver willing to transport her and Ruby to Anaktue. Their journey takes an ominous turn when the driver notices a tanker truck with blue lights following them through the Alaskan wilderness. Yasmin must navigate her grief while protecting Ruby and uncovering the truth about what really happened to Matt.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: grief, missing-person, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Alaska, Anaktue
Period: Contemporary
352 pages · Paperback · Boekerij