Pippin Bartlett seems to have an ordinary life living in New York as a young successful author. Only a few people know the truth. At the age of twelve, Pippin was abducted by her mentally ill father who goes on a killing rampage in the process. Fortunately she is rescued outside the small town of Snow Lake, Manitoba by ex-sniper and CSIS Agent Matt Lalor, who shoots and reportedly kills the man although the body is never recovered. Fast-forward ten years and we find Pippin writing successful novels in New York under the alias of Avery Woods. Her words help lessen the impact of the terror she lived through. That is until a series of fan letters arrive. And not just from any fan, but one who sounds a lot like her father and is determined to finish the failed job from ten years ago.