Undercurrent

About the Book

Where the Eastern edge of Lake Erie empties into the Niagara River, water divides Buffalo, New York, from Fort Erie, Ontario. The Canadian shore, with protruding rocks and uneven depths, is a notoriously dangerous area for those who venture too close without caution.

It is against this winter backdrop that three friends decide to hike across the frozen lake on a sunny afternoon. Tony Davenport and Victoria Maxwell have begun dating secretly, while Amy Black -- mourning the death of her father -- believes that a relationship with Tony will end her depression. The couple's admission of love and Amy's complex feelings are cut short when ice collapses beneath them.

As the community searches for three promising young adults, those who know the friends consider their intertwining lives and wonder what really happened on the ice.

Rich in beauty with the sparse setting of a frozen lake, Undercurrent is equally gripping and tragic.

About the Author

Jeff Schober attended Bowling Green State University and the University at Buffalo. He has written for several Western New York publications on a wide range of topics, from sports to politics to book reviews, and has acted in several Shakespeare plays in Southern Ontario. He is an English teacher at Frontier High School in Hamburg, New York. This is his first novel.