A missing child. A haunted cop. An ancient predator.
October, 1995. A small town in coastal Nova Scotia.
Six Indigenous children have vanished from the nearby Snake River First Nation reserve. No witnesses. No bodies. Just fear… and silence.
RCMP Corporal Rob Malone has seen darkness before: in criminals, and in himself. Now, on stress leave, he’s drowning in addiction and regret. But when the body of a young boy is discovered in the wilderness of coastal Nova Scotia, he sees a chance at redemption.
Globe and Mail reporter Alex Carson is also in town. She’s investigating the local clam fishing company and its wealthy CEO, a man with plans to build a spa resort on Indigenous land.
When their paths collide in a smoky pool hall one night, they begin to unravel what happened to the children of Snake River, and who is behind it all.
Locals whisper of the wendigo—an ancient forest spirit that feeds on death. But monsters can wear many faces, and what they uncover is more horrifying than anything they could imagine.
And it demands blood.
