Secrets of Still Waters Chasm

On a beautiful September afternoon, a hike through the pristine wilderness of Still Waters Chasm becomes a path of mystery and deadly danger for Gabriela Domenici and her boyfriend, Daniel Red Deer. A side trail takes them to an inexplicable construction site in the middle of the woods, where every tree has been cut down and a huge truck bearing strange-looking equipment is parked in the middle. Puzzled by what they find, Gabriela and Daniel continue their hike to the heart of the chasm, where they discover a man convulsing with his last breaths, not far from the lifeless body of a woman. After racing off for help, they return to the scene, only to discover the two people and their canoe and gear are gone. Everywhere, Gabriela is confronted with questions and suspicion-- even when she conducts a library outreach program in the rural Town of Livery, near Still Waters Chasm. There, she meets Lucinda Nanz, an herbalist whose encyclopedic knowledge of plants for help and harm is both fascinating and troubling, and Wendy Haughton, a young woman who desperately wants to sell an old drawing of unknown origin so she can escape her abusive husband. Despite the state police's warnings and Daniel's urging to not get involved, Gabriela cannot stay away-- putting herself on a collision course with those who will stop at nothing to prevent her from getting too close to the truth that could destroy chasm.