Connor Gavigan is adrift. Three months have passed since his father passed away, and no one seems to understand why he struggles to get out of bed, why he refuses calls, and why he’s stopped writing the poetry he loved so much back in university. The only person with whom he feels comfortable enough talking is Tom, an enigmatic raver at the nightclub Vortex. But as he slowly gets sucked into Tom’s world of lights and alcohol, Connor begins to realize that even Vortex cannot protect him from the real world pulling him under. Maelstrom is a story of hope, of family, of resilience in the face of immense hardship, and ultimately, of forgiveness.