First published 2015
Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne closes the file on a veteran's death as suicide. Reverend Clare Fergusson refuses to accept his ruling. She launches her own investigation with the dead man's fellow veterans, putting her career and her relationship with Russ at risk. Their conflict deepens when a child vanishes without a trace. Russ and Clare must work together to find the missing child, but their search leads them into deadly territory. A killer traps them in a remote cabin beside a frozen lake. They flee through snow-covered woods while their pursuer hunts them down. The investigation that began with one death now threatens their own lives. Clare and Russ face a choice between their professional duties and their personal bond, testing whether their connection can survive the truth they uncover.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Remote Cabin, Frozen Lake
Period: Contemporary
704 pages · Kindle Edition · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: violence