One bridge. One collision. One chance to live.
The Great Nord-Alpine Bridge—soaring, silver, unbreakable—connects two worlds. Until the massive cargo ship Lornian Star drifts powerless into its heart, ripping the structure apart and sending Train 101 plunging into the icy abyss of the Verglas Strait.
Trapped in a sinking carriage fifty feet below the surface are four strangers thrown together by disaster:
Alice, the mountain ranger who lives for heights and knows the vertical world better than anyone.
James, the battle-worn fireman whose raw strength becomes their lifeline.
Jenny, the trauma nurse improvising miracles with nothing but grit.
Joshua, the aging professor whose final lesson could save them all.
Rising tides. Freezing darkness. A skeletal bridge that’s now a deadly ladder. And as a ferocious supercell storm seals off every rescue route, something else stalks the mist—something hungry, desperate, and closing in.
In the Verglas Maw, where tracks vanish and hope hangs by a thread, survival isn’t about engineering. It’s about will. Courage. The unbreakable human spirit that refuses to drown.
Gripping, claustrophobic, and relentlessly intense—perfect for fans of high-stakes disaster thrillers, survival epics, and stories where ordinary people become extraordinary under impossible pressure.
The only way out is up. Will they make it before the storm—or the predator—claims them?
About the Author
Dillon Hanniel writes with a keen eye for the heart, exploring love, courage, and self-discovery in everyday life. He balances emotion, realism, and thoughtfulness, he encouraging readers to pause, feel deeply, and discover the transformative power of love, resilience, and deliberate choice in everyday life.