Paul Kitka hasn't returned to Sitka, Alaska, in 18 years -- not since a cop shot and killed his father. Now he's a cop himself, a lieutenant in the Alaska State Patrol. When his brother is arrested for the murder of the cop who killed their father, Paul heads back to Sitka. It's time to unravel the secrets that have haunted him and his family for decades. Candace Marshal has just gotten her pilot's license, and she's happy to fly him there on her maiden voyage. Sitka, she hears, is a beautiful city. What could go wrong?