The White Desert

The narrative opens in a mountain hollow where late-spring warmth contrasts with lingering snows, then follows Barry Houston, an executive who travels west to pursue suspicions about irregularities at a distant lumber mill. After suffering a fall he awakens with amnesia and must piece together his identity while confronting a manager and other locals whose loyalties and motives are unclear. The story interweaves rugged landscape description, mystery around lost memories and corporate intrigue, and personal encounters that test trust, revealing how place and relationships shape the search for truth.