What can go wrong with the perfect murder? Not much, if you’re Emery Boyd, a savvy Seattle trial lawyer well schooled in the criminal mind. Boyd’s got a formula for ridding himself of enemies: Don’t be seen; have an alibi, and put the body on the mountain. It’s worked before.
 
But the alibi is mountaineering, and Boyd’s best friend is Rainier’s chief guide, John Whitney, Boyd’s only peer on the slopes. Whitney falls for Amy Galler, an undercover cop investigating Boyd’s alibi, and so begins a life-and-death battle for the heart, mind and testimony of John Whitney, a campaign which will rage on the treacherous slopes of Mount Rainier.
 
Mother Nature’s a Queen in this match between good and evil. She’s subtle and harsh. And she’s got secrets...