Maya lives in a very small isolated community on Vancouver Island. Everyone knows everyone else and the entire community is part of a Medical Resarch company. 
 A stranger shows up asking questions that SEEM harmless until she turns up dead. 
 Meanwhile there is a large amount of unusual cougar activity in the forest and Maya learns why. 
 Strong, interesting characters and a plot that unfolds more and more secrets... I really enjoyed this book but it clearly is the first book in a series -- it ends with so many questions...