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It’s Halloween night in Cedar Valley. During the town’s annual festival, Detective Gemma Monroe takes a break from trick or treating with her family to visit an old family friend, retired Judge Caleb Montgomery, at his law office. To Gemma’s surprise, Caleb seems worried - haunted, even - and confides in her that he’s been receiving anonymous threats. Shortly after, as Gemma strolls back to her car, an explosion at Caleb’s office shatters the night. Reeling from the shock, Gemma and her team begin eliminating suspects and motives, but more keep appearing in their place.

On a bright Saturday in early spring, Detective Gemma Monroe responds to a missing person call at Lost Lake, near the small town of Cedar Valley, Colorado. With its sapphire waters and abundance of wildflowers, the lake is a popular camping destination in the summer. But for now, ice still grips the lake and snow buries the flowers.

Secrets and lies can’t stay buried forever in Cedar Valley. In the summer, hikers and campers pack the small Colorado town’s meadows and fields. And in the winter, skiers and snowboarders take over the mountains. Season by season, year after year, time passes, and the lies, like the aspens and evergreens that surround the town, take root and spread deep. Now, someone has uncovered the lies, and it is his murder that continues a chain of events that began almost 40 years ago.

Eiskalte Lügen. Detective Gemma Monroe wird zu einem Vermisstenfall am Lost Lake in der Nähe der Kleinstadt Cedar Valley, Colorado, gerufen. Dort trifft sie auf drei Freunde, die am Seeufer gezeltet haben. Die Vierte aus der Gruppe, Sari Chesney, ist in der Nacht spurlos verschwunden. Sari ist stellvertretende Kuratorin im örtlichen Museum, in dem an diesem Abend eine Gala stattfinden soll. Ein Projekt, an dem sie monatelang gearbeitet hatte und das sie niemals absichtlich verpassen würde.