"In a remote Alaskan village, Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter searches for a stone-cold killer amid a hotbed of corruption, lies, and long-buried secrets"--Provided by publisher.

Winter comes early to the rural native community of Stone Cross, Alaska-- and so does hunting season. Caribou and moose are a major source of food through the long, dark months ahead. When a federal judge receives death threats and refuses protection, Arliss Cutter and his deputy Lola Teariki are assigned to shadow him on his trip to this icy outland to make sure that he's safe. When Cutter and Lola arrive, the village is already gripped with fear. A young couple has disappeared from their fishing lodge, just eight miles upriver. Their handyman has been found dead, next to a crude drawing of a mysterious symbol. To make matters worse, a dense fog has descended on the region, isolating the town from civilization. When the secrets come out, the deadly hunt is on. Because in Alaska, nothing runs colder than blood. -- adapted from back cover