The latest from Ian McGuire, author of the highly acclaimed THE NORTH WATER (named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times and long-listed for the Man Booker Prize). WHITE RIVER CROSSING opens in 1766 at Fort Prince of Wales, Canada, built by the infamous Hudson Bay Company. In charge is Moses Norton, as the company deals with settlers and indigenous peoples who bring pelts, tobacco and other valuable items to trade. One of these peddlers meets privately with Norton and presents a lump of gold that he says comes from Indian territory further north near Churchill, which is known as the polar bear capital. A secret expedition is planned to this sub-arctic region which is inhabited by a native tribe thought to be unfriendly. A guide who speaks native language is enlisted. WHITE RIVER CROSSING captures the danger of operating in this wild time of history and in this frighteningly inhospitable landscape. Once again, McGuire masterfully conjures a breathtaking story of what the promise of great riches leads men to do and where treachery and murder are merely the prices to be paid.