Fifteen-year-old Kate didn’t want to be dragged into her mother’s past. She had a boyfriend, a life, and a future as an online influencer whose urban exploration videos were growing in popularity.
But here she is, in the place she thinks of as “Hicksville,” and she’s getting to know far more about the town than she ever wanted. After she and her new friend Zach make a ghastly discovery in a local crevasse, she finds herself investigating a decades-old mystery that has haunted the community … and her family. People from her mother’s past — and her own — resurface as Kate and Zach uncover secrets that could rewrite history.
Christina Kilbourne is an award-winning author of adult, young adult, and middle-grade fiction. Her books have won the Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, a Snow Willow Award, and a Red Cedar Award and have been nominated for numerous others. She was born in Southwestern Ontario but spent her school years in Muskoka where she attended a two-room country school. In her spare time, Kilbourne enjoys travelling, skiing, hiking, kayaking, and anything else that keeps her moving. She lives in Bracebridge, Ontario.