

But where survival depends on cooperation, their fragile truce cannot afford to be broken, nor their overriding purpose - to find justice for a murdered man - forgotten. One is seeking long-lost daughters another a fortune in stolen furs yet another is chasing rumours of a lost Native American culture. As the party pushes further from civilisation, hidden purposes and old obsessions are revealed. Tracking him is what passes for the law in this frontier land: trappers, sheriffs, traders and the suspect's own mother, desperate to clear his name. A young murder suspect flees across the snowy wilderness. 'A tense and delicately written thriller' ObserverĬanada, 1867. 'Unquestionably atmospheric, evocative and rewarding' Independent on Sunday A breathtaking tale of mystery, buried secrets and romance, set in nineteenth century frontier Canada - for fans of THE SNOW CHILD and A PLACE CALLED WINTER. 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION - FEATURES READING GROUP QUESTIONS AND NEW MATERIAL FROM STEF'S UPCOMING EPIC NOVEL, UNDER A POLE STARĬOSTA AWARD WINNER and WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER.
