THE DYSTOPIAN THRILLER OF 2023 - INSPIRED BY ACTUAL EVENTS "Author Spencer McKinley masterly weaves multiple mysteries into a mesmerizing thriller with her debut novel, The 7th Fire." -MSN NEWS: "THE MUST READ OF THE WEEK." In 2021 the Canadian Government sent seven scientists to investigate an environmental disaster in the Northwest Territories: all seven advisors vanished. When activist Anne Erickson learns that her sister is one of "The Missing," she journeys to the Canadian wilderness to find her. Anne's investigation leads her to the infamous Northwest Angle, a land haunted by ghost stories, local legends, and mysterious disappearances. Hunted and on the run, can Erickson survive long enough to prevent a global catastrophe? READERS DIGEST - "The 7th Fire is a complex web of conspiracies and counter-conspiracies that could fuel an entire season of The X-Files." GOODREADS - "A gripping, chilling story that won't let go until you've reached the final page."

Inspired by True Events

In 2019, The Canadian Government sent seven scientists to investigate an environmental disaster in the Northwest Territories: all seven advisors vanished. When teen activist Annie Erickson learns that her sister is one of "The Missing," she embarks on a dangerous quest to find her. Annie's investigation leads her to a region called The Lake of The Woods and to an uninhabited island believed to be haunted. As Annie investigates each lead, she allies herself with a rogue scientist and a political whistleblower. Together, they uncover a classified bioweapons program: "The 7th Fire." As events unfold amid a global pandemic, Annie realizes that her mission has just begun.

Spencer McKinley is an author and environmentalist, represented by Palamedes, the UK's leading book PR agency. She has been featured in respected publications including Reader's Digest UK, Female First, The Scotsman and The Star. She supports various environmental platforms, including Cultural Survival, Conservation International, WeForest, Amnesty International and Oceana. In 2014, before the Covid Crisis, the author served as a CPT Delegate monitoring a biochemical contaminate discovered on First Nation Lands, in Ontario Canada. She is one of the rare outsiders to have witnessed first-hand the devastation at Grassy Narrows Reserve. The ensuing catastrophe caused a political firestorm, resulting in the longest-running Blockade in Canadian history, and became known as the country's worst environmental disaster.