“A fast-paced noir thriller. The Ice Maiden deserves a spot at or near the top of your reading list.” –Best ThrillersA serial killer is abducting, torturing, and murdering young women in a small community in central Maine. Seeming to select his victims at random, he acts out the rituals of the Spanish Inquisition before committing their bodies to the sacred waters of nearby Sebec Lake. Anne … sacred waters of nearby Sebec Lake. Anne Quinn, an investigator for the Piscataquis County sheriff’s office, and Detective Douglas Bateman with the Major Crimes Unit of the Maine State Police join forces in tracking him down. Hiding in plain sight, the killer is clearly from the local community and plays a deadly “catch me if you can” game with Quinn and Bateman. He seems determined to humiliate them and demonstrate his superior intellect, leading them to suspect that perhaps there is a deeper motive and purpose behind his string of murders.
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It described the area and its people well.
Well written, good story although a bit sick – lots of torture description. Would recommend if you do not have a weak stomach.
Kept me reading until I finished it. Couldn’t put it down.
Great plot with lots of surprises
Fast reading and anxious to know what’s happening.
Plot nicely done!
Great mystery!
Good read, good characters.
Was not what I had hoped. Too much info on characters. Was surprised by who the killer was.
One of those books that makes you realize that your work is interfering with your reading.
good story….good characters.
wow, loved this book, keep me reading because i just couldnt figure out who the killer was, thought i knew…great read…loved it
Good examples of procedure and some great plot twists.
What horrid standards families in the ton were.
Decent mystery – characters are a tad predictable but well drawn
I really loved this book very hard to put down!
different
Liked this read very much
Law enforcement is led on a sick chase for a serial killer who changes his methods with every new victim. As the murders evolve, so do the investigators’ suspicions of who is doing these crimes. Lots of strange and unusual characters. Lives are changed forever and new alliances are formed. Lots of great twists and turns. Great story; but not for the faint-hearted. Don’t read this if you are seriously bothered by gore.
thriller that is a good story