When the United Nations sends Maine oceanographer Mara Tusconi to Haida Gwaii fifty miles off British Columbia, she’s thrilled. The archipelago is both a spectacular rainforest and world class sea kayak destination. But as she untangles an international climate change crime, Mara confronts the Haida Nation’s mistrust of outsiders like her, spiteful spirits that aren’t suppose to exist, and the baffling death of a young Haida watchman.