Author:
Alex McGilvery has been reading since before he can remember, and writing almost that long. He has published 18 books and is author and editor at his imprint Celticfrog Publishing. He lives in Kamloops with his dog and the stories clawing their way out of his head.

A white moose, seen as a spirit animal by the Cree is shot. The hunters are murdered, then the hunting lodges burned to the ground. A group calling themselves the White Moose Clan has declared war on Canada and Spruce Bay is caught in the middle. Jim and Leigh struggle with escalating tensions between groups in town as events spiral out of control.

Spruce Bay

Ms. Taladut tried to relieve the cramp in her legs, but the tiny space didn't allow it. She closed her eyes and slowed her breathing. She didn't know how long she'd been there. It felt like she always been there, under her desk.


She'd worked very hard at not taking her humiliation out on the children. She knew they didn't like her. What they didn't know was she was doing her best, just out of her depth. It was so easy to have an opinion. Even more tempting to act on it. Before she knew it she'd become a raging lunatic abusing teachers and terrifying the children. She should have quit, but somebody had to do the administration. Maybe she could fix it.


She'd seen Ryley arguing with a boy on the school yard. It didn't look like a big deal, but it was an opportunity. 


"Ryley," she said, "Tell me what's wrong."


"Nathan," she said to the other boy, pleased she remembered his name. "Tell me what's wrong."


Chapter Twenty-Two