Part of Alex McKnight, book 2
First published 2000
Alex McKnight thought he was doing the right thing. When a young Ojibwa woman arrives at his door seeking protection from her violent boyfriend, the former police officer turned private investigator offers her sanctuary in one of his remote cabins. By morning, she has vanished without a trace. McKnight begins searching for her across Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His investigation draws him into the closed world of the Ojibwa reservation, where outsiders are not welcome and secrets run deep. The trail leads him through brutal snowstorms toward the Canadian border and into the heart of the wilderness. Each step forward brings new suspects and violent confrontations. Someone wants McKnight to stop looking. The attacks escalate as he gets closer to the truth. What began as a simple favor becomes a deadly game of survival. In the frozen woods where sound travels far and help is nowhere to be found, McKnight realizes he has become the hunted. The woman he tried to save may hold the key to a web of crime that someone will kill to protect.
Genres: adventure, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Canada, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Ojibwa Reservation
Period: Winter
288 pages · Hardcover · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: violence