He thought he was checking out illegal logging in the Idaho mountains-until he found a German Shepherd locked in a frozen cage, staring at him like it had been waiting for exactly one person

Creek. State forestry officers flagged the log deck, photographed the stumps, tagged equipment, and dismantled traps one by one with bolt cutters and gloved care.

Grant watched from the shoulder of the road with Atlas at his side.

He had not asked to be there. Rachel had allowed it because Atlas knew the ground, and because some evidence still hid better continue reading …