London is frozen in a January blizzard, and everywhere she goes, PI Sam Falconer has a creeping feeling of being watched. When she's asked to investigate the disappearance of a talented young rower from Oxford University, she hopes it will take her mind off her increasing paranoia. Following the treacherous waters of the Thames, Sam begins to navigate the currents of jealousy and resentment that lie just below the apparent camaraderie of the competitive world of rowing. Then a body surfaces in the icy water-but it's not the rower's. To discover the truth about his disappearance, Sam must open a Pandora's box of secrets.