On a foggy summer night, eleven people -- ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter -- depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs -- the painter -- and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerful media mogul's family. With chapters weaving between the aftermath...

"Mglista, letnia noc 23 sierpnia 2015 roku. Z lotniska w Martha's Vineyard wylatuje prywatny samolot z jedenastoma osobami na pokładzie, dziesięcioma zamożnymi i mężczyzną - malarzem - któremu ostatnio nie wiedzie się w życiu najlepiej. To ma być krótki, zaledwie dwudziestodziewięciominutowy lot do Nowego Jorku. Stewardesa serwuje drinki, w telewizji leci mecz baseballowy, nic nie zapowiada tego, co wydarzy się za nieco ponad kwadrans....

"Three field biologists are distracted from their studies when a plane crashes in the Great North Woods. They find two pilots dead only to be confronted by a female survivor. Once they call the authorities, they claim they found only the pilots. Private Investigator Tess Grey is hired by an insurance firm to investigate rumors another person was aboard the downed plane. She sets off into the woods with her partner Po Villere and friend Jerome 'Pinky'...