Description

Every signal points towards safety. One of them is leading the hunters.

Tom Bennett has spent years dreaming of taking his children on an unforgettable camping adventure in the far north of Norway. For fifteen-year-old Mara and her younger brother Jamie, the journey promises remote lakes, towering mountains, open tundra and a chance to see the northern lights.

But their peaceful family expedition changes forever when Mara notices an unmarked helicopter descending near an abandoned communications mast.

Soon afterwards, an injured stranger reaches their campsite carrying evidence that powerful people will do anything to recover. She gives Mara a terrifying warning:

Do not trust your position. The first rescue will be false.

When armed strangers arrive pretending to be rescuers and their father disappears, Mara and Jamie are forced to escape alone into one of Europe’s most unforgiving landscapes.

Their emergency beacon reveals their location to the people hunting them. Their digital maps lead them in the wrong direction. Official-sounding radio messages cannot be trusted. With worsening weather, limited supplies and no reliable way to call for help, the siblings must rely on Mara’s sharp eye, Jamie’s knowledge of maps and codes, and the survival lessons their father taught them.

As they cross freezing water, exposed tundra and storm-lashed mountains, they discover that their family holiday may never have been an accident. Hidden inside their equipment is the key to a conspiracy involving false aircraft signals, compromised rescue systems and an operation capable of creating an international crisis.

To find their father and survive the wilderness, Mara and Jamie must solve the mystery before the final signal is transmitted.

The Last True Signal is a cinematic illustrated adventure novel by Eric Henry, combining Arctic wilderness survival, family drama, mystery and espionage in a fast-moving story of courage, trust and determination.