The Last Escape Across the Ice

By Zarion Blayke

The river doesn't just take lives. It hides the truth. When investigative journalist Mara Ellison returns to her snowbound hometown, she finds herself chasing the disappearance of Clara Walsh - a young woman last seen walking along the frozen river. But Clara's case feels all too familiar. Fifteen years earlier, Mara's own sister vanished under the same ice. No body. No answers. No justice.

Now, as winter's grip loosens and the thaw begins, the river starts giving up its secrets - a smashed phone, a mysterious key, and a hidden ledger that ties the town's most powerful figures to a decades-old network of illicit trade... and the women who knew too much. The deeper Mara digs, the more doors slam shut. The sheriff warns her to stop asking questions. Old friends turn cold. And someone is watching her every move.

Then comes the night she finds Clara alive - hiding upriver, terrified to return. Clara holds the final piece that could shatter the town's dark pact forever... if they can both make it across the ice before it breaks. Gripping, atmospheric, and relentless, this book is a chilling mystery thriller about buried crimes, fragile trust, and the secrets a river will carry - until someone is brave enough to drag them into the light.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMJNLSTT
• ISBN13: 9798298094214
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"