December's Debt

A decade-old lie, buried under a mountain of snow, is about to be unearthed. Ethan Hayes built a successful life as an architect far from the suffocating memories of Harmony Creek. He hasn't looked back since the night his best friend, Leo, vanished, presumed a runaway. When a family emergency forces him home for the first time in ten years, he's plunged into a town still frozen in grief and haunted by secrets. A reluctant trip becomes a desperate quest for the truth when Ethan discovers a hidden file in his father's study—the former sheriff who led the original investigation. The official story of a troubled teen who simply left is a carefully constructed lie. The new, horrifying truth points to a conspiracy that goes to the very top of the town's power structure. Now, trapped by a raging blizzard that has cut off the town, Ethan is forced to ally with Leo's sister, Chloe. Together, they are the only ones who know the truth. But the men who killed to keep their secret are hunting them, and in a town where everyone has something to lose, trust is a luxury they can't afford. As the storm rages, the debt of a decade of silence is coming due. And the collectors are no longer asking.