There are no rules but one: Survive. Mary Killero Crow is going home to North Carolina. There the tough young Cherokee prosecutor and her two closest friends will hike a beautiful but demanding wilderness trail. They will be followed into the mountains by a man obsessed with revenge. And they will become the prey of another man, a ruthless predator, who thrills to the hunt. Soon they will be pushed to the limits of their endurance and beyond as they discover their own chilling capacity for loyalty and violence... A top-notch thriller.o People In the mode of Patricia Cornwell ... Bissell masterfully drives the plot with ... Gut-wrenching suspense.o The Asheville Citizen-Times A nail-biting novel of psychological terror, survival, and loyalty And friendship.o The Purloined Letter Hair-raising ... Harrowing.o Publishers Weekly Bissell tightens the screws slowly and expertly.... A shrewdly imagined female actioner, tailor-made for audiences who would've loved Deliverance if it hadn't been for all that guy stuff.o Kirkus Reviews