"With Five Crows Silver , Oickle crafts a haunting tale in which RCMP forensic specialist, Sergeant Gary Paris finds himself investigating a series of the most horrific deaths imaginable. Five Crows Silver is a thriller as relentless in its suspense as are the winter storms under whose cover cruel and brutal crimes are committed. RCMP must puzzle together far-ranging clues that come from an ancient woman seer, a crime scene clue, and the frantic activity of five crows while racing against time to save a victim's life." -- Frank Macdonald is the award-winning author of A Forest for Calum and A Possible Madness , both long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.