Haunted by the loss of her parents and twin sister at sea, Henna cloisters herself in a Northeastern village where the snow never stops. When she discovers the body of a young woman at the edge of the forest, shes plunged into the mystery of a centuries-old letter regarding one of the most famous stories of Arctic explorationthe Franklin expedition, which disappeared into the ice in 1845. At the center of the mystery is Franklins wife, the indomitable Lady Jane. Hennas investigation draws her into a gothic landscape of locked towers, dream-like nights of snow and ice, and a crumbling mansion rife with hidden passageways and carrion birds. But it soon becomes clear that someone is watching hersomeone who is determined to prevent the truth from coming out. Suspenseful and atmospheric, The Snow Collectors sketches the ghosts of Victorian exploration against the eerie beauty of a world on the edge of environmental collapse.