A snowbound lodge. A deadly secret. And a sleuth who won’t let the truth freeze over. When a brutal blizzard traps guests inside a remote mountain lodge, former NYC strategist turned amateur sleuth Cynthia Harper expects frayed nerves—not sabotage, secrets, and a man found dead on the ice. Used to reading people for a living, Cynthia can’t ignore the warning signs piling up around her. With her fiercely loyal golden retriever Duke at her side—and steady help from contractor Evan Maddox —she begins piecing together what really happened during the storm. A frantic lodge owner insists the victim never arrived. A disgruntled guest claims to have seen someone watching the lake. And an unconscious stranger pulled from the cold raises more questions than answers. Everyone has a story—and at least two of them don’t add up. As power systems fail and danger creeps closer, Cynthia realizes the storm isn’t the only thing closing in. Because if she doesn’t expose the truth fast, the next life lost may be her own.