In this chilling novel--introducing an exciting new talent in thriller-writing--a psychiatrist is tasked with unraveling a mystery at a top-secret military base. Winter 1967.

An arctic storm traps three soldiers at a secret American military base located under the ice in Greenland. When the rescue team finally reaches them, two of the soldiers have died in what seems to be an accidental fire and the third, Private Connor Murphy, is left severely burned--with no memory of the previous seven days.

New York psychiatrist--and occasional CIA consultant--Jack Miller is tasked with uncovering Murphy's memories. Carrying his own scars from World War II, Miller feels a kinship with the badly disfigured young soldier and patiently works to help him recall the events of that deadly storm.

However, the CIA wants Miller to do more than just uncover the missing memories. They also tell him that one of the three soldiers was a Soviet spy--and he needs to figure out who. As Miller delves into the personal background of the other two soldiers, and the history of the isolated base, he quickly realizes that nothing is as it seems.