When Stephen Cooper brings his children, his new wife Helen, and her sons to northern Michigan for summer vacation, he is hoping the two families can bond together as one. However, after a violent tragedy occurs involving Helen’s prized dog, a huge divide is driven between the broods, ruining any chance of allegiance and leading to a horrific cycle of greed, terror, and wild revenge.
Told through the alternating minds of each family member, this spellbinding tale explores the darkness within the human soul, the perilous danger of miscommunication, and the maddening way we allow ourselves to be deceived, even when we know better.