In the small Alaskan village of Chukchi, what are the odds of two suicides occurring in a matter of a few days? State trooper Nathan Active discovers that his suspicions concerning the deaths are well-founded; the two men were murdered. But what was the motive and who killed them?

Stan Jones was born in Anchorage, where he now lives. He is an environmentalist and journalist, as well as a bush pilot who has flown all over northwest Alaska.