The story weaves together multiple dark threads in the Alaskan wilderness:
: When a prosecuting attorney is murdered and a reporter is attacked, Cutter realizes the simple drug trial is connected to much deeper, deadlier corporate and political interests. Bone Rattle by Marc Cameron - Penguin Random House
: Meanwhile, in Anchorage, a dismembered female torso is found washed ashore, signaling the work of a possible serial killer.