A young woman's body is found frozen in the ice.
It's the worst snowstorm in Hood River in years. The town is shut down, and a killer is on the loose.
With her marriage to the sheriff in tatters because of his affair with her best friend, Detective Liz Ellisen must figure out what to do with the rest of her life. Should she continue working for the man who betrayed her, or move on to something new?
When her daughter's best friend from childhood's body is found in a snowstorm, Liz knows she must solve the case before she can figure out what to do with her life. She feels sad about what happened to Renetta Larson. How had she slipped through the cracks of society and ended up alone, living in a homeless camp, trying to make her way in the world at age nineteen?
As the storm rages, and the investigation into Renetta's murder continues, Liz must ignore her personal life and use everything in her power to stop a killer, who is now coming after Liz and her family with a vengeance.