The storm is the least of her worries.
When Emily Hoeffsteader flees her abusive ex-husband with her autistic seven-year-old son Charlie, their desperate escape ends in a nightmare: a midnight crash sends their car careening off a snow-slicked mountain road-and into the den of a mother grizzly and her cubs.
Trapped in a mangled wreck, freezing and injured, Emily fights to stay conscious, haunted by guilt and the terrifying certainty that her violent ex will stop at nothing to reclaim his son-for a reason more monstrous than she ever imagined.
Then help arrives-but not in the form she expected. Dr. Ian Sizemore, a grieving pathologist seeking solitude in the Cascades, risks everything to reach them. But with a storm raging, predators circling, and time running out, saving Charlie may mean sacrificing them all.
Edge of the Fall masterfully weaves pulse-pounding survival suspense with raw emotional depth, exploring the fierce bond between mother and child, the hidden strength of neurodivergent minds, and the redemptive power of strangers.
Perfect for fans of The Mountain Between Us, Still Missing, and The Dry, this gripping thriller delivers relentless tension, unforgettable characters, and a race for survival where every choice could be the last.
Will they make it out alive-or become just another secret buried in the snow?
