Introduction: An annual tradition. A few fun-filled days of adventure. A peaceful, pristine mountain covered with fresh snow. A mysterious disappearance. An untimely death.Samantha Shepherd leads a group of six up a mountain. Two days later, she comes down with only five, after one backpacker vanishes. Sam鈥檚 search for her missing hiker takes her into ever-more threatening terrain as she uncovers dark secrets never meant to be revealed....