Out of the night came Jan and into the lives of all those at the company post in the Canadian Northland. The mystery of Jan unravels as he faces life at the remote outpost, a smallpox outbreak at the camp, and his own hidden past. Over twenty of Curwood s books were made into movies during the 20th Century. Having lived these stories himself, he is seen as authentically writing of the land and the simple honor of the people in his timeless stories and characters. In this book, Curwood deals with a more complex and unorthodox story around Jan. A story known in the backwoods but not talked of then, and the same story not talked of today. Many people will identify with Jan and his search for his honor.