The Devil You Know combines the breathtaking intensity of a first-rate literary thriller with the complexity and poignancy of a classic coming-of-age novel. As they tread through the snow-covered rocky terrain in search of safety, what began as a family bonding trip becomes a test of David's mental and physical limits, a journey into manhood and the responsibilities that come with it. The outlaws become the only predators to fear in the wild as the Geist family is hunted down like animals-and uninjured David is the family's only hope for survival. and that it is only a matter of time before they come back to finish the job they started. But the second man escapes, and David knows he has a partner. David, extraordinarily strong for his age, saves Max and Janie's lives and, in the process, kills a man. When they find the family's campsite, David is away he returns to find his father in a life-or-death struggle with one man and his sister being savagely attacked by another. Fearing the family may have learned too much about them, the outlaws decide to track down the unknown man and his daughter and, if need be, silence them. At the start of their trip, David's father and younger sister, Janie, briefly cross paths with a group of men who, unbeknownst to the Geist family, are on the lam. Little does he know that once he enters the unforgiving wilderness his life, and that of his family, will be irrevocably changed. When Max Geist plans a rugged canoe trip on the rivers of Northern Minnesota, fifteen-year-old David fears that dealing with his father-an opinionated, stubborn, novice outdoorsman-will be the roughest part of their journey.