First published 2011
Kate Shugak receives shocking news when her uncle Sam Dementieff dies at eighty-seven. The longtime Alaska park resident, known as the father figure to all the Park rats despite having no children, leaves Kate his entire estate. Along with the inheritance comes a puzzling letter with a single instruction: find my father. Kate begins digging into Sam's past, but her investigation triggers immediate danger. Within three days, threats escalate to violence as unknown enemies track her movements. Kate must uncover family secrets buried in Alaska's harsh landscape while staying alive. The search for Sam's father becomes a race against people determined to stop her from learning the truth. Kate fights to honor her uncle's final wish as the stakes climb higher with each discovery.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, race-against-time
Setting: Alaska
Period: 21st-century
464 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books