Me and this book got off on the wrong foot. It takes place in Alaska/Yukon area. I'm from Alaska. Frankly, it gets things fundamentally wrong about the area that bothered me from the beginning to the end.
During May, with patches of snow still here and there? That means that every moderately flat area is going to be flooded and muddy from all of the melting snow. Is there a mention of mud in this book? Nope, despite any Alaskan being able to tell you that it would be absolutely everywhere and a constant consideration when walking (and tracking?!) in the woods.
And don't even get me started on everything else (sunlight amounts, bugs, etc).

This book is a spin-off of the Rockton series. It's a murder mystery in the isolated wilderness.

I don't think that people not in love with the Rockton series will find much to enjoy in this book. We're given the situation, but not a reason to care about the situation or the characters in it.

A video review including this book will be on my youtube channel in the coming weeks, at https://www.youtube.com/chloefrizzle

Thanks to Netgalley and Minotaur Books for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.