Snake River — Chris Riddell

A missing child. A haunted cop. A predator older than the forest itself.1995 - Abalone Falls, Nova Scotia. Six Indigenous children have vanished from the Snake River First Nation reserve. No witnesses. No bodies. Only fear... and silence.Corporal Robert Monroe has stared down darkness before - in criminals, and in himself. Now, on stress leave from the RCMP, he's drowning in addiction and regret. But when the body of a young boy is found near the reserve, Monroe sees a chance at redemption.Alex Carson, a hard-nosed Globe and Mail reporter, is chasing another lead: a corporate land grab, a looming fishermen's strike, and a ruthless CEO intent on carving up native land for profit. When her path collides with Monroe's, they begin to unravel a web of corruption, cover-ups... and something far more terrifying.Locals whisper of the wendigo - a creature from legend that devours the lost. But in Snake River, monsters don't just live in the woods.Fans of dark crime thrillers and supernatural mysteries will be hooked until the final, blood-soaked page.