Heart of Ice

Emily Kenyon Thriller Series, Book 2

By: Gregg Olsen

Narrated by: Karen Peakes

Three bodies, three different towns. Each victim was a sorority girl - pretty, privileged, and brutally murdered. There are no fingerprints, no clues. He is scrupulously careful, craving those exquisite seconds when the light fades from his victim's eyes. But the rush never lasts, and the killing won't stop - not until one special woman has been made to suffer....

Contains mature themes.

©2009 Gregg Olsen (P)2021 Tantor

Story good animal abuse description horrific

The storyline was good. I enjoy the main character’s boyfriend Chris how supportive he is to Emily. Emily I started out liking as the main character but as the story progressed I found myself thinking she’s not a very proactive detective. Her work mate Jason is picking up on more clues and so is her boyfriend while she’s waiting for things to fall into place. I feel like the main villain’s wife did more detective work. Overall the story was enjoyable but I had to skip through some of the overly descriptive scenes of animal torture. I look forward to reading another book with Emily in Cherry Stone and see how her character develops.

Kept me guessing

Another great book from Greg Olsen! I am now a big fan and I am so happy he has so many books to read.

This is my third one and second in this series. If you are a murder, mystery fan, you’ll love this series!

Heart of Ice

I enjoyed this thriller/mystery. I loved all the characters the author described them so I could picture them in my mind. I couldn’t wait to see how it concluded.

Trigger warning

I love Greg Olsen’s books and have read several. This was a good story with some twists and turns. I feel that I should issue a trigger warning, though. Some of the parts about a young boy being sexually abused and animals being hurt were too graphic for me. Even as a children’s therapist who has heard it all, this was a bit too much for me. Or perhaps that’s why it was too much, because I need an escape from the horrible things that are done to children, which I am later expected to help heal. If you are a victim of childhood sexual abuse or SA in general, I would recommend skipping this story. Good book overall, though.

Wow

Well paced story. Characters developing well. Narration very good and adds to experience of this complex tale.