Former Royal Navy diver Imogen Waide's job thrusts her into people's lives on their worst days. Called to Brandywine Lake to search for a missing child, she finds the idyllic Kentucky resort town far from ordinary. While searching the man-made lake, she discovers bones. Among the animal remains is a distinct human skull marred by a bizarre injury.
Maxwell Rue, a native hunter, aids in the rescue efforts. Rue has lived in the Appalachian Mountains his entire life,