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Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel

5 Ratings: 4.0

A book by Tess Gerritsen

Unpredictable twists help propel Gerritsen's winning eighth novel featuring Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli (after The Keepsake). While in Wyoming late one fall for a pathologists' conference, Maura agrees to join … see full wiki

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Author: Tess Gerritsen

Genre: Mystery & Thrillers

Publisher: Ballantine Books

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review by mikedraper. October 30, 2010

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"We did come from the land of ice and snow." Song lyrics

Maura Isles, Boston medical examiner, attends a conference in Wyoming. While there, she meets an old friend from medical school and agrees to join his companions for a brief ski trip. In the heavy snow, they make a wrong turn and become stranded on a deserted road. Seeking shelter, they trudge through the snow to a group of homes but find them empty and appear as if they have been recently deserted. One of Maura's companions becomes seriously … more

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review by Lynn_Harnett. July 19, 2010

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Gerritsen's latest is a terrifying snowbound twister

Miserable in her going-nowhere love affair with Catholic priest Daniel Brophy, Boston pathologist Maura Isles gives in to an adventurous impulse, which she regrets even before it all goes very bad. This latest in Gerritsen's Rizzoli (Jane Rizzoli, Boston detective) and Isles series opens with a prologue in which cult leader Jeremiah Goode takes an unwilling nubile girl as his latest bride. So when Maura finds herself stranded in an eerie deserted village in Wyoming where each … more

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review by cpw1952. December 26, 2010

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A successful continuation to the Rizzoli and Isles series

Despite the fact that ICE COLD is the 8th entry in the now mature Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles series, Gerritsen has continued to keep her plotting fresh and exciting and allows her two protagonists to continue changing and evolving, presenting themselves as interesting, exciting and realistic, human characters that their fans will care about. Medical examiner Maura Isles is unhappy. She has self-diagnosed her personality and her love life as staid, hidebound and unexciting, … more

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Quick Tip by cpw1952. December 26, 2010

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A Quick Tip by cpw1952

A topical snowbound medical thriller that sheds light onto the all too common real-life examples of cult brainwashing, religious programming, far right wing anti-government militarism, mass suicide and the courage it takes to effect an escape from such a group and undergo the extensive de-programming that is necessary to resume a normal life. A fast-paced, easy reading enjoyable thriller.

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review by Bookshipper. August 08, 2010

Intriguing

For me, reading anything by this author is always a bit of a hit/miss situation. Although, in most cases, the author is great at creating plotlines that have kept me engaged and, more importantly, guessing until the end, the reality is that, in my opinion, at times, the writing can get a little "Harlequin". Having said that, I actually do enjoy alot of books that are published by Harlequin, but NOT thrillers. For me, thrillers should be gritty and tough, for the most part and it is obvious that … more

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review by katknit. October 06, 2010

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Stranded

I always enjoy this series and these characters, and Ice Cold is no exception. Medical examiner Maura Isles takes a much needed breather from her relationship with Daniel Brophy, who is struggling over the choice to remain a priest or commit to Maura. She's off to Wyoming for a conference, and whom should she meet but a friend from med school. Maura decides to accompany him on an impulsive cross country ski trip, but things go terribly wrong, and she's soon fighting for her life against … more

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