The story begins with an unavoidable car accident during the midst of a snow storm. Richard is willing to accept fault but Evelyn needs more help than just repairing her bumper. Evelyn is an illegal immigrant with not a friend in the world and a dead body in her trunk. This is more than Richard can deal with so he enlists the help of his boarder Lucia. The three lives soon become entwined as the navigate the winter storm together in search of a spot to hide a body.In the Midst of Winter is a novel that easily moves between 1970 Chili and Brazil to present day Brooklyn. The story explores what has brought each character to Brooklyn and the paths and obstacles it took before they got there.
In the Midst of Winter is a murder mystery, a love story under the most unusual circumstances and a tragic immigrant and refugee experience.