A widowed mother, an isolated country home, and an armed invasion that turns a family's grief into a fight for survival.
Nora Michaelson and her eleven-year-old son, Jason. are going through a difficult adjustment to life after the accidental death of Jason's father. at a time when the family's small business was failing.
The loss of Jack Michaelson has left his wife and son nearly destitute. It has also placed their lives in jeopardy. While Nora works long hours teaching school, Jason spends his solitary afternoons hiding in the attic of their quiet farmhouse.
Before his death, Jack had concealed a fortune in stolen microchips, drawing ruthless criminals straight to their door. What follows is a harrowing ordeal of dread, and desperate resolve in the grip of violence, across one freezing night.
Held captive by men who have already killed, mother and son face an agonizing trial of will and cunning against cruelty, to survive. This is a story of terror, and resourcefulness in the face of terror, from a master storyteller.
