A private jet crashes in the snowbound mountains of northern California, bringing with it a plane full of exotic toxins, paramilitary shock troops, and a blizzard of death.

Kier Wintripp, a renowned veterinary doctor and Tilok Indian, and Jessie Mayfield, a big city FBI agent, are brought together when the thunderous crash draws them into the forest to investigate. There they discover the twisted remains of a corporate jet and nine bullet-riddled bodies bearing silenced weapons. The jet's cargo: a secret so astounding that its owner will do anything to protect it...