Ex-Boston homicide detective Lizzie Snow has moved from the bustling big city to remote Bearkill, Maine, trading past tragedy and personal betrayal for a shot at finding  her missing  niece, long ago vanished without a trace. But to Lizzie, northern Maine is as cold and foreign as the dark side of the moon - that is,  except for the dangerously handsome Maine state cop who once broke her heart. Now something wicked is watching Lizzie, waiting for its chance: 

        A rash of freak accidents and possible suicides has left a string of local lawmen dead, but Lizzie's new boss, Aroostook County Sheriff Cody Chevrier, suspects murder-and he's counting on Lizzie to help him crack the case. Meanwhile, a remorseless killer sets a trap of cunning viciousness, determined to lure Lizzie and all who might help her to an icy doom.

        As a punishing blizzard bears down on Bearkill and the town's dark secrets claw their terrifying way to the surface at last, Lizzie gears up for a desperate showdown that could leave the driven snow stained blood-red - and Lizzie herself buried in a frozen grave that no one will ever find.