Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, c2009.

Gabriel McQueen has just arrived home from the service when his sheriff father sends him back out. A brewing ice storm, and a distant neighbor who's fallen out of contact, have the local lawman concerned. So he enlists Gabriel to make sure Lolly Helton is safe. Night falls just as Gabriel arrives. Spotting strangers in Lolly's home, one of them packing a weapon, is all it takes to kick Gabriel into combat mode to extract Lolly from the house. But when the escape is discovered, the hunt is on. And the winter woods are nowhere to be once the ice storm touches down...