In early 1853, veteran guide Virginia Reeve is called to Boston by a mysterious benefactor who offers her the opportunity of a lifetime: to lead a group of twelve women into the wild, dangerous Arctic in search of the lost Franklin Expedition.

It's an extraordinary request, but the team is also made up of extraordinary women. Each brings her own strengths and skills—and her own troubling secrets—to the expedition. A year and a half later, back in Boston, Virginia is on trial because not all the women have returned.

Told in alternating timelines that follow a fascinating trial in Boston and the dangerous and deadly progress of a woman's expedition to the frozen north, this heart-wrenching story will captivate readers as a chorus of voices answers the overarching question of the trial: what happened in the far north?

The book Northern Furies is packed with interesting historical facts and surprising with its innovative concept. The main character has to face not only an unjust accusation, but also the demons of her own past.

The novel is also a moving ode to the power of female reciprocity.