Frozen by Light - A Deer Caught Between Steel and Snow

Ryan Perez

Summary

Frozen by Light is a suspenseful, socially charged novel about a billionaire CEO who secretly lives as a homeless man to study the very people his business has ruined. But when his world collides with a laid-off worker seeking revenge, everything spirals. A raw story of wealth, race, and survival that exposes the cost of privilege.

-Frozen by Light: A Deer Caught Between Steel and Snow is a gripping, high-stakes social thriller that tears apart the illusions of wealth and poverty in modern America. Beneath the neon glare and icy winds of New York City, a secret unfolds — and it starts with Victor Chase, the steel tycoon with a haunting secret: by night, he walks the streets as one of the city’s homeless.

Victor’s double life takes him from towering boardrooms to dark alleyways, seeking to understand a world his decisions have helped destroy. But when a chance encounter with Jimmy — a laid-off steelworker turned streetwise survivor — sets off a chain of events, both men are forced to confront the brutal consequences of corporate greed, systemic racism, and unchecked privilege.

As Victor straddles the line between CEO and street informant, he begins to see the cracks in his empire and the people who suffer for his success. But the deeper he goes into this world of broken trust, betrayal, and survival, the harder it becomes to return to the life he left behind. And when an unexpected act of violence threatens to expose everything, Victor must decide if he will protect his legacy — or finally fight for justice.

With vivid prose and unforgettable characters, Frozen by Light is a sharp commentary on class divide, corporate exploitation, and racial inequality — a novel that peels back the layers of modern society to reveal the hard truths we ignore.

Perfect for readers of American Dirt, The Other Wes Moore, and The Nickel Boys, this novel will stay with you long after the last page is turned. Enter a world where nothing is what it seems — and where power, money, and survival collide.

Available since: 03/09/2025.

Print length: 257 pages.

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