When Dr. Yvette Bilodeau inherits a camp in the mountains of Rangeley, Maine, she looks forward to many relaxed weekends away from the crowded Maine coast and the more tedious concerns of her laboratory and students. This idea will quickly be put to an end when a human bone is found in the pine forest near her campsite. Who did the bone belong to and how did it get there? Why hadn’t anyone notified the police of a lost person? She quickly recognizes the handiwork of a malignant being in the vicinity. Yvette’s homicide detective friend, Brandell Young, is only too glad to help her search for the answers. His hunt for the killers of a young lobster fisherman and the details of drug smuggling off the coastal waters, will draw him to the snowy mountains of Rangeley as well. The former Los Angeles detective learns about Maine traditions, community suppers, the benefits of warm winter clothing, the goodness of Mainers, and his growing fondness for Yvette.