The accident was sudden—a plunge into icy darkness, and Army veteran John Reiff’s life ended in a rush of freezing water. Survival was impossible… yet he wakes beneath blinding hospital lights, unable to move, see, or breathe properly. The doctors say he’s lucky, that recovery will come, but something feels wrong.
As his mind sharpens and his body fights to heal, Reiff grows certain they’re lying. The pieces don’t fit. Someone is hiding critical truths, supposedly “for his own good.” But who are they? Why are they keeping secrets? And what really happened that night?
Reiff must unravel the mystery before it’s too late—because the closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous his recovery becomes. Can he survive the answers he’s desperate to find?