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Winter blizzards close in on Tamarack County as the abandoned car of a retired judge's wife leads to a desperate search for a missing woman. Former sheriff Cork O'Connor, now a private investigator, is among the rescue team. While the search stalls, Cork notices unsettling clues that connect the disappearance to a series of brutal local crimes, including a beheaded dog and a long‑ago murder for which he believes an innocent man was wrongly convicted. With his own son in danger, Cork realizes a vengeful force is weaving a deadly web through the isolated community. Racing against time, he must untangle the past to protect those he loves from the shadows of old sins.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: William Kent Krueger
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