Young Inuit woman, RCMP, shaman tangle in this literary mystery and intimate family saga of the Arctic, in a time of cultural change. Nilliq, coming of age among Inuit people still living on the land, meets Wallin, a headstrong shaman on a mysterious mission. Jack McLain, a Canadian Mountie, probes a series of murders, seeking justice on both sides. Their paths intersect in a tense overland journey of truth and transformation.