Casey Duncan once killed a man and got away with it. But that's not why she's on the run. Her best friend's ex has found Diana again, despite all Casey has done to protect her. And Diana has decided the only way she'll ever be safe is if she finds the mythical town she's heard of where people like her can go to hide. Turns out the town really exists, and will take Diana only if Casey, a talented detective, comes too. Imagine a hidden town, isolated in the Yukon wilderness, where everyone is pretending to be someone they're not. Even good people can get up to some very bad stuff. The sheriff dispenses his own frontier justice, but he's more accustomed to sobering up drunks than attempting to solve the series of brutal murders that has rocked the town. As for Casey, coming to the far North may have started out as a sacrifice she was willing to make for her best friend. But maybe she needs Rockton as much as the town needs her.

Arthur Ellis Awards finalist best novel 2017