Coyotes Pica and Scruff face a harsh winter - food is scarce and they argue over whether to steal from humans. Reluctantly Pica agrees to take bread from a truck, but gets locked in and carried far from the city. She must survive wolves, leg traps, and ice mountains to get back home. But even if she makes it, will Scruff be waiting for her?

Dodging the mafia, the cops, and the FBI, Elias Roche and Allen must find a killer with both a time limit and a looming war hanging over their heads.