At the conclusion of a 70.3 triathlon, one lone competitor fails to turn up. It is the highly successful and wealthy owner of a diamond mine. The same mine that has been accused of poisoning fish and wildlife in a small Northern Ontario native community. Richard Sabin has been kidnapped. The case, unusual for the quiet setting of Nickel City, falls into the lap of Detective Kate Bray. Kate and her fellow officers pull out all the stops to find the kidnappers and their victim. Kate solves the crime and returns the victim to his family only to have him disappear AGAIN! in a shocking turn of events. The conclusion of this exciting whodunnit happens far from the cold snowylandscape of the North and will surprise even the most seasoned of mystery readers.