Izzy is just thirteen when a flu pandemic turns the world upside down. After her sister is attacked by a roving gang of looters in what remains of their town, Izzy flees to the wilderness with a man who claims he will protect her. Sixteen-year-old Jake is stranded and alone in the unforgiving northern Manitoba backcountry. His mother and grandfather have died and his father has gone missing, the plane meant to return them from a summer camping trip having failed to arrive. Desperate to find a way home, he begins a trek over some of the most forbidding landscape in the country. Both Jake and Izzy are forced to make decisions and take on responsibilities they could never have imagined. They must draw on every shred of resourcefulness and courage as they try to save themselves and, ultimately, each other.

After the haunting events of Nowhere Wild, teenagers Jake and Izzy return to their beloved hometown of Thompson in northern Canada. They’re both ready to heal and relax. Izzy can’t wait to catch up with her sister, and Jake continues the search for his missing father. But in this dark world, evil shows up in the most unlikely of places. A fierce divide has taken hold in Thompson. Dangerous characters are trying to drive certain citizens out by any means necessary—and that includes savage beatings. To make matters worse, a bloody plot is unfolding that could rip the town in two. Izzy and Jake are again forced to fight for their lives and the lives of everyone they love. Dive into this gripping and suspenseful postapocalyptic thriller, and discover whether Jake and Izzy can stop Thompson from being violently torn apart forever.