SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD DAGGER AWARD * A remote lodge. A stormy night. A shot in the dark. You may think you've read this story before. Think again. * Fans of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and Magpie Murders, look no further.

"Potent. . . . McDorman's knowledge is abundant, as is his cleverness."-Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review

When private detective Adam McAnnis joins an old college friend for the Bicentennial weekend at the exclusive West Heart club in upstate New York, he finds himself among a set of not-entirely-friendly strangers. Then the body of one of the members is found at the lake's edge; hours later, a major storm hits. By the time power is restored on Sunday, two more people will be dead . . .