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A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of Britt Montero forever. He lies dead in Miami's morgue, but obviously has a story to tell. The electrocuted thief with old distinctive scars on his body may be the key that unlocks the long-sought secrets of a old case. Sunny, the Ice Maiden, was the victim of a shocking crime. She and her date, abducted by strangers after a high school dance, were both assaulted, shot in the head and left for dead in a remote farm field. The boy did die. show more Sunny barely survived and is now a reclusive artist and sculptor. As Britt and Miami's Cold Case Squad search for answers, nothing is as it seems. Britt unravels the story but suffers a shocking personal tragedy. show lessTags
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Entertaining mystery. It might have been rated 4 stars if the writer had just stuck to the mystery.
The two subplots were totally unnecessary and out of place. Since I was listening to the audio book version, I just skipped ahead. Seriously. Totally unnecessary. The unnecessary romance subplot was particularly difficult to bear because the reader (Anna Fields) didn't sound like (or make the character sound like) she went in for male company... in that way. How can you not have chemistry between two characters when you're voicing them BOTH?
I loved the supporting character of Lottie, especially her 'take' on the Queen Mum and Lassie.
The two subplots were totally unnecessary and out of place. Since I was listening to the audio book version, I just skipped ahead. Seriously. Totally unnecessary. The unnecessary romance subplot was particularly difficult to bear because the reader (Anna Fields) didn't sound like (or make the character sound like) she went in for male company... in that way. How can you not have chemistry between two characters when you're voicing them BOTH?
I loved the supporting character of Lottie, especially her 'take' on the Queen Mum and Lassie.
3.5 ***
Buchanan is a wonderful storyteller and she really can build the tension in a thriller. When a burglar is electrocuted by a booby trap Brit Montero, Miami crime-beat reporter, is stunned that the proprietor of the shop is being charged. As she investigates she find a connection between the burglar and a very old, still unsolved, rape and murder. She gets the attention of the lead detective on the Cold Case Squad (Craig Burch), but the lieutenant (K C Riley) isn’t buying it, and the surviving victim isn’t interested in talking to the detectives. But none of this deters our intrepid reporter from following the leads. As a sideline Brit spends some time getting her love life in order. It’s a page turner, finely crafted by a show more master. And there are a couple of surprises in store for the reader. show less
Buchanan is a wonderful storyteller and she really can build the tension in a thriller. When a burglar is electrocuted by a booby trap Brit Montero, Miami crime-beat reporter, is stunned that the proprietor of the shop is being charged. As she investigates she find a connection between the burglar and a very old, still unsolved, rape and murder. She gets the attention of the lead detective on the Cold Case Squad (Craig Burch), but the lieutenant (K C Riley) isn’t buying it, and the surviving victim isn’t interested in talking to the detectives. But none of this deters our intrepid reporter from following the leads. As a sideline Brit spends some time getting her love life in order. It’s a page turner, finely crafted by a show more master. And there are a couple of surprises in store for the reader. show less
THE ICE MAIDEN: A BRITT MONTERO MYSTERY (Book 8) is written by Edna Buchanan.
Edna Buchanan is an American journalist and writer best known for her crime mystery novels. She won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for general news reporting “for her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting.”
Ms. Buchanan worked the police beat for 18 years at The Miami Herald and covered more crimes than most cops.
In THE ICE MAIDEN, a chance encounter with an unusually scarred corpse at Miami’s Morgue, may be the key to unlocking long-ago secrets of a sensational cold case murder mystery.
I read many of Ms. Buchanan’s mystery novels years ago, but recently stumbled upon THE ICE MAIDEN from 2002. I knew I had to read it and head down to the show more craziness that is Miami.
Her mysteries, police procedurals and crime novels are 1st rate - hot as the Miami sun in July. Ms. Buchanan is a wonderful author with stories very fast-paced, suspenseful, realistic and gritty. Her books and short stories are always a treat. **** show less
Edna Buchanan is an American journalist and writer best known for her crime mystery novels. She won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for general news reporting “for her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting.”
Ms. Buchanan worked the police beat for 18 years at The Miami Herald and covered more crimes than most cops.
In THE ICE MAIDEN, a chance encounter with an unusually scarred corpse at Miami’s Morgue, may be the key to unlocking long-ago secrets of a sensational cold case murder mystery.
I read many of Ms. Buchanan’s mystery novels years ago, but recently stumbled upon THE ICE MAIDEN from 2002. I knew I had to read it and head down to the show more craziness that is Miami.
Her mysteries, police procedurals and crime novels are 1st rate - hot as the Miami sun in July. Ms. Buchanan is a wonderful author with stories very fast-paced, suspenseful, realistic and gritty. Her books and short stories are always a treat. **** show less
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Edna Rydzik Buchanan was born in 1939 near Paterson, New Jersey. She attended creative writing classes at Montclair State Teacher's College. Buchanan was one of the first female crime reporters in Miami. Her police reporting for the Miami Herald won her a Pulitzer Prize in 1986. In 1979, Buchanan produced her first book, Carr: Five Years of Rape show more and Murder; From the Personal Account of Robert Frederick Car III. This nonfiction book recounts the story of a convicted rapist and murderer. In 1987, she published her memoirs, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat. That book was followed in 1991 by Never Let Them See You Cry: More From Miami's Hottest Beat. Buchanan's crime novels include Nobody Lives Forever and Pulse. She is perhaps best known, however, for her mystery novels featuring a Cuban American crime reporter, Britt Montero. These titles include Contents Under Pressure; Miami, It's Murder; Suitable for Framing; Margin of Error, and Act of Betrayal. She has been a contributor to several magazines, including Fame, Family Circle, Cosmopolitan and Rolling Stone. Buchanan has received awards from the American Bar Association, National Newspaper Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- The Ice Maiden
- Original title
- The Ice Maiden
- People/Characters
- Britt Montero; Lottie Dane; Kendall McDonald; K. C. Riley
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