When a mysterious corporation buys a former Native American arts center near the upper rapids of the American Falls, it sets into motion a series of events that cascade into murder and a deadly showdown at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls. This novel, set in the early 2000s, shows how the future always bumps against the past in Niagara Falls. Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Red Jacket, Nikola Tesla and Marilyn Monroe are among historical figures in this novel whose ties to Niagara Falls still resound. The famous waterfalls at Niagara are always changing, eroding along a relentless path. The people who live next to this natural wonder feel its power and know that they, too, are always living on the brink.