"Thriller writer Beth Rivers has just begun to settle in to her new life in the isolated village of Benedict, Alaska. She doesn't have much of a choice: the unidentified man who kidnapped her in her hometown of St. Louis hasn't been found yet, so for now Beth is staying put. As October comes to a close, she's managed to get back to writing, is taking self-defense class, and has started to feel some control over those memories that still sometimes rush up with a vengeance. But when a mudslide occurs, Beth's new world begins to shift. Two unknown, mud-covered, and silent young girls appear in town, and the day after, a frozen woman's body is discovered. As years-old secrets unravel, and fear takes hold of the Benedict community, Beth's sense of safety is once again threatened. Are the mysterious girls and the frozen body connected? Why does a well-liked local shopkeeper keep cropping up everywhere Beth looks? And is it possible that all of this has something to do with her, and her own terrifying past? As the snow begins to fall thick over the town, it's up to Beth to find the answers before the bitter winter descends for good." -- Provided by publisher.