Ice cold by Tess Gerritsen | A Book Review

I literally read this book in one sitting! Typically I can't be still that long, but I was so sick I literally laid back in my recliner and read until 3am. Then slept all the next day.

I was really captivated by this one by Tess Gerritsen--I think I like The Surgeon and The Bone Garden better as far as the mystery and suspense goes, but Ice Cold is easier to read and isn't quite as gruesome. (The Surgeon was very difficult for me to read because it was so grim.) There are a few really great plot twists that made the book very memorable.

The book is about a medical examiner, Maura Isles, who works closely with the police department. She goes to a conference and meets up with a college classmate she hasn't spoken to in quite a long time. Maura agrees to tag along with the former classmate, two of his close friends, and his 14 year old daughter to a lodge for the last night of her trip, but everything goes wrong. They get stranded and are so grateful when they stumble upon little houses in a valley, because without shelter they would all die in the blizzard. Little do they know, the abandoned valley is dangerous. Deadly, even. When things start to add up, the friends try to escape and are met with obstacle after obstacle: the blizzard, wolves, injuries, and mysterious footprints in the snow... just to name a few.

If you haven't read any of the Rizzoli and Isles novels it's ok, I feel that this one can stand on its own without you feeling that you're missing something. However I do recommend reading the other Rizzoli & Isles books also. :)