The Alaskan town of Benedict has already become a real home for Beth Rivers. But at the end of October, a landslide occurs, and strange things start happening: two strange girls appear in town, a mysterious house is discovered in the forest, and frozen corpses are found in the surrounding area. Beth takes up the investigation, but everything becomes more complicated because her mother suddenly appears: it seems the story of Beth’s abduction is even more complicated than everyone had assumed. Beth is determined to figure out what’s going on in Benedict and understand how her family is connected to her kidnapping—but she has very little time, because soon the town will be buried in snow…