Chloe Jacobs, search-and-rescue K-9 handler, and her partner Josh Schneider, know the bitterness of finding a missing person too late. When reminders of past trauma distract Chloe from another search, leading to a mistake, she risks being too late once more. Then a mysterious threat calls everything into question. Will she always be too late? And can she overcome her trauma before it’s too late for her?

When Josh Schneider and Chloe Jacobs, along with her K-9 Poirot, get called to a small town in southwestern Virginia on a search and rescue mission, they find the missing town council member horrifically murdered. Intent on sniffing out the story, reporters show up—including Josh’s jealous ex-girlfriend.

As Josh and Chloe wrestle with the trauma of finding the murder victim, accusations of their relationship moving too fast and the resurfacing of past mistakes add to the tension. Then a second person goes missing. Is it a coincidence, or is there a serial killer in town?

With the mountain waters rising rapidly, a person missing, and a killer on the loose, can Josh overcome his past to face the present before he’s swept away?