The summer of 1955 was supposed to be peaceful in Polson, Montana a quiet lakeside town wrapped in pine, shadow, and small-town secrets. The waters of Flathead Lake shimmer crystal clear under the sun... but beneath that perfect surface, something ancient has awakened.It starts small ripples where the water should be still, whispers that ride the mountain wind. Then, the unthinkable. Children disappear. Boats are found shattered to splinters. Docks are ripped from their pilings like matchsticks. Fear spreads through the town like wildfire, coiling tighter with each passing night.Sheriff Daniel Whitaker, a hardened WWII veteran, thought he'd seen the worst humanity had to offer. But this isn't human. And it's hungry.As the Fourth of July Festival draws near and tourists flood the shores, Daniel is forced to confront his past when his estranged son, Matt Whitaker, a marine biologist, returns home. Together with Lucy Caldwell, a fearless reporter chasing redemption and the story of her life they uncover a truth far more terrifying than legend.Something is alive beneath Flathead Lake.Something that has waited centuries to feed again.Before the fireworks ignite the night sky...Before more vanish into the depths...They must face what lurks belowOr become its next victim.