Alex Cross ventures into the rugged Montana wilderness
- where he will be the prey.
He's not on the job, but
Following a string of disastrous house-sitting assignments, & an equally troubled personal life, Thea Osborne is understandably apprehensive about her latest commission: a wintry month in an isolated house with only an assortment of animals, including her loyal spaniel Hepzie, for company. With the summer lushness of the Cotswolds turned ice grey, Thea spends her first few days exploring the beautiful hamlet of Hampnett, meeting some of the locals. But then the weather turns extreme & so do events. When she stumbles across a man lying dead in a snow-covered field, Thea finds herself once again at the heart of a mystery...