I was a little surprised at the direction this took towards the end, I guess I've gotten too used to twisted, dark tales. :P Set in Sweden in 1910 and Nome, Alaska in 1899-1900, the story alternates between the confrontation between a stranger and a young boy in a remote cabin in Sweden and the choice made by his father a decade prior in Alaska that led to the confrontation. There isn't a lot of action in the story other than the tension between the stranger and the boy, Sig Andersson, and the mystery behind what the stranger wants from him and how it relates to his dad Eignar. I really liked the pacing and the mystery and the end took a direction that surprised me, a lighter one than I expected. I liked that the author changed things up a bit and the lesson Sig learns by the end is a good one( I really liked that the author gave Sig a third choice, it gave the story more depth, although the thing about home felt a little disjointed and not well connected to the rest of the story ) I have to admit that I stopped listening to the audiobook about halfway through because the narrator's female voices annoyed the heck out of me. Why they have to do high-pitched and whiney voices for any woman is beyond me. Especially when Sig's sister Anna is a great example of a strong, multi-faceted female character! I would definitely recommend this one to those that like creepy mysteries but it isn't for those who only like fast-paced, action-y adventures or romances.