The brutality inflicted on his fiancée was the last straw. Dusty had expected most of the problems of winter drilling in Northern Canada, but he did not anticipate being suspected as Elena's attacker.Against his better judgment, he had contracted the geological supervision of the Amyot Project. From the start, the operation was plagued with the efforts of hostile villagers and environmentalists, rig accidents, an assistant with a hidden agenda, and an attempt on his life. As the Project descended into financial uncertainty, Dusty realized that in order to clear his name, it was up to him to identify the culprit. His relentless search almost cost him his life