Someone's trying to tell Askya something ― and someone else is trying to kill her. Amid Iceland's dramatic volcanic landscapes, the forensic scientist investigates a mystery involving a Neaderthal skeleton apparently killed by a Cold War-era Soviet bullet.

American comic book writer and editor Stephen Murphy is best known for his work on Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. American comic book artist Mike Hawthorne is the creator of the comic book series Hysteria and has provided artwork for other comics, including Deadpool, G. I. Joe: Origins, Queen & Country, and Conan: Road of Kings.