Detective Steele's Story Continues . The South is not known for its winters, so when snow arrives in the small foothills college town of Issaqueena, South Carolina, everyone hunkers down and prepares for the worst. The worst, however, comes in the form of a college freshman found dead in a creek on a farm outside of town. No one noticed when Cliff Deaton had gone missing, but his death is about to rock everyone's world. Including Detective Luke Steele, who went to high school with the boy's parents. As his investigation uncovers a seamy world of drugs and corrupt politicians, Luke confronts his own past and the passage of time. As the third installment in Detective Luke Steele's story, Snowfall takes you into the empty chambers of the human heart.