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    Ice Cold
    Ice Cold
    Ice Cold
    Audiobook (abridged)5 hours

    Ice Cold

    Written by Tess Gerritsen

    Narrated by Tanya Eby

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    About this audiobook

    In Wyoming for a medical conference, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles joins a group of friends on a spur-of-the-moment ski trip. But when their SUV stalls on a snow-choked mountain road, they’re stranded with no help in sight.

    As night falls, the group seeks refuge from the blizzard in the remote village of Kingdom Come, where twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Something terrible has happened in Kingdom Come: Meals sit untouched on tables, cars are still parked in garages. The town’s previous residents seem to have vanished into thin air, but footprints in the snow betray the presence of someone who still lurks in the cold darkness—someone who is watching Maura and her friends.

    Days later, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the grim news that Maura’s charred body has been found in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane is determined to learn what happened to her friend. The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, where a gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow. As horrifying revelations come to light, Jane closes in on an enemy both powerful and merciless—and the chilling truth about Maura’s fate.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 30, 2010
    ISBN9781441893796
    Ice Cold
    Author

    Tess Gerritsen

    Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is a graduate of Stanford University and went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D. Since 1987, her books have been translated into 37 languages, and more than 25 million copies have been sold around the world. She has received the Nero Wolfe Award and the Rita Award, and she was a finalist for the Edgar award. Now retired from medicine, she writes full time. She lives in Maine.

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    • 4/5
      This is book number eight in the Rizzoli & Isles series by Tess Gerritsen, and as I really love the series it was obviously a must-read for me. Admittedly I wasn't all too happy with the last book "Keeping the Dead", which was only an ok read, but this one certainly made up for it. Once again a fast-paced page turner with a gripping and solid plot, this time the story focuses mainly on Maura Isles, whose death is anounced too soon and consequently keeps her friends searching for answers. Add some interesting turns in the storyline and a conclusion to a thread that leads through all the previous books. Don't want to give anything away for those who haven't read it though. Not only does the book, the story and the cast of chacters introduced (and killed off in due course) live up to my expectations, I really love how it's Maura who's in the spotlight in this book, allowing the reader to get to know her even better. In short: For fans of Tess Gerritsen's books and anyone else who loves thrillers!
    • 3/5
      Lacking plot line. Starts wih Maura getting away from Daniel and then disappearing into the wildnerness. Come on, polygamy, dead people, nerve gas. Pick a plot and stick with it. I had a very hard time keeping up with the turns in the plot. Not one of her best.
    • 5/5
      Initially I didn't think this was going to be as good as her previous novels however, there was enough mystery and suspense in here to keep me from putting it down. This book, put Maura Isles, the main character, in a completely new situation which did take a bit to get used to. If you're a fan of Tess Gerritsen, you will like this one but if you're wanting to see what she's like maybe start with one her earlier novels.
    • 3/5
      A real gripper. Some of the plotting is far-fetched, but it held my attention throughout.
    • 3/5
      Ice Cold is another exciting thriller by Tess Gerritsen. I’ve read several of her books, and have enjoyed them all, Ice Cold included. Ice Cold combines an outdoor survival adventure with a villainous cult leader. And, of course, there is a surprising twist at the end. This was a quick read; I finished it in just a day.  
    • 3/5
      Rizzoli & Isles is one of my favorite series but this book was a little bit of a disappointment for me. I'm not saying I hated the book but I didn't love it either. I liked the first part of the book but I hated the ending. I hope the next book will be better.
    • 5/5
      This book from the Rizzoli and Isles series sees Maura Isles in Wyoming at a medical conference where she meets up with an old college friend. After the conference they go for a skiing trip and fall foul of the weather and a local religious cult.This means that she does not return to Boston and all of her friends are certain she is dead except somehow she manages to get a call to Rizzoli and then a search begins in the hills of Wyoming.All of which leads to the normal greatness of a Gerritsen book. Murder, corruption, a secret in the community which is trying to be kept secret and a great ending.I have missed a few books in the series and came back to this now. But the same characters are there (outside the main group) and you do not feel like you are out of the background stories that much. So you can pick this up and read it without much worrying about what is happening behind the main storyline. Enjoy it - you will get right into it and not put it down!
    • 3/5
      Ice Cold is another exciting thriller by Tess Gerritsen. I’ve read several of her books, and have enjoyed them all, Ice Cold included. Ice Cold combines an outdoor survival adventure with a villainous cult leader. And, of course, there is a surprising twist at the end. This was a quick read; I finished it in just a day.  
    • 4/5
      This was the first Rizzoli and Isles book that I've ever read so it was interesting to see that the characters' personalities were much like the TV show, but their circumstances weren't. The story really hooked me and I found it hard to put down. It was well-paced, not at all predictable and very visual for me. I could see everything in my mind's eye. I will definitely go back and read some of the earlier books now.
    • 4/5
      This is the eight book in the series and I really enjoyed it. It is very easy to read Tess Gerritsen novels and this book is no exception.

      I really love this series and would recommend them to anybody.
    • 3/5
      This is the latest in the Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles series by Tess Gerritsen. At first, the book failed to interest me but then a little over halfway through, I didn't want to turn it off or get out of the car. This story took Rizzoli and Isles out of their normal setting . Maura was stranded in a snowstorm in Wyoming and there was an odd cult involved. The narrator was above average. Ice Cold ended up being a decent addition to the Rizzoli and Isles series.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed reading this one. The main plot involved a cult, where all of the members have mysteriously disappeared. I love stories about creepy cults. This book is mostly about Maura Isles, because she is the one stranded at the site of the cults disappearance. I think this is a good addition to the series, and I am ready to go to the library to look for the next book.
    • 4/5
      Tess Gerritsen did it again in this thriller focusing on Dr. Marua Isles and her being stuck in a abandoned town. Scary at times, this book is hard to put down even to go to sleep---you have to keep reading until there is a less intense point in the story---which there are few!
    • 5/5
      A tense, riviting story I found hard to put down. This is the first Tess Gerritsen book I've read. I'll be searching for others in the Rizolli & Isles series.
    • 4/5
      This book is full of so many twists and turns and scary moments that I didn't want to turn the audio book off. I found myself sitting in my garage waiting for the CD to end. Maura Isles is at a medical conference in Wyoming during winter and when she decides to go to a ski lodge with an old college friend, his 13-year-old daughter and another couple things suddenly turn wrong and they are fighting for their lives. This series just keeps getting better and better. I highly recommend this book and this series. I do have to say the person reading this one should have been told how Maura's Mom's name was pronounced in the previous books, she totally mangled it. But other than that...riveting!
    • 5/5
      Rate this a 5 star book. Loved it. Had me hooked from page 1.
    • 4/5
      aka what happens when Dr. Maura Isles leaves Boston. While I didn't care much for the cult angle or the others she was stranded with, I felt Jane's pain in trying frantically to find her. I also really love Julian and Bear and am glad to see them maintain a role in the series.
    • 5/5
      Wow, what a surprise....Gerritsen has crafted what I feel is her best effort to date with this book. Part whodunnit, part horror, with lots of characters interacting that takes the reader through an entire spectrum of emotions (fear, hate, love, friendship, technical, survival, etc.). I've always enjoyed Gerritsen's books, but this one belongs among the best I've read this year.
    • 5/5
      Stumbled over this book as a freebie and didnt want to put it down. Read it at record speed and have taken the next one out of the library already. Found a new favourite author. Great!!!
    • 4/5
      Best Rizzoli & Isles book yet! Had a hard time putting it down!
    • 4/5
      Maura goes to a conference, trying to work out some of her issues with with Daniel and the pulls on his life and hers. When a old friend from college offers her an opportunity to go on a trip with him, his daughter and some of his friends and it all goes wrong when they go down a road and get lost. With snow coming down they shelter in some abandoned houses but find themselves facing more questions. When Maura doesn't turn up for a while Daniel and later Jane start asking questions and then the questions get bigger when they start to find that there are people trying hard to keep this all quiet. It's an interesting take on the lost in the wilderness story mostly starring Maura with some serious backup from Jane when necessary and occasionally when slightly deus ex. Readable I was shocked by some of the twists.
    • 5/5
      This book is sold in the UK with the title "The Killing Place".

      I'd not read any Tess Gerritsen for a while and WOW, what a book to rekindle my relationship with this wonderful author!

      This book, the 8th in the Rizzoli & Isles series, reminded me that, as fun as Rizzoli & Isles, the TV series is, it almost bears no resemblance to the books, other than the character names.

      The books are much darker, much more chilling (pardon the pun!) than the TV series and an absolute must-read for any fans of the crime thriller genre!

      Loved loved loved this book and am now onto the next one in the series, The Silent Girl.
    • 5/5
      Very good book! kept me wondering and intrigued from beginning to end.
    • 4/5
      Not bad this was my first book by this author. I didn't see the ending coming, i will read more from her.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic! Absorbing, fast paced read that kept me guessing until the end.
    • 5/5
      I really haven't read enough Gerritsen titles in recent years. ICE COLD is a good reminder of what satisfying reads they are, often a mixture of murder mystery and thriller. The plot of ICE COLD moves seamlessly from setting to setting and the assured writing enthralls.The point of view swaps from that of Maura Isles to that of Jane Rizzoli. The two stories effectively advance in tandem towards a stunning conclusion.The narration is excellent but not intrusive.
    • 5/5
      I read this one on my Nook from the library. It was very good. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Can't wait to read the next one!
    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed it... and I read this in less than 24 hours!
    • 4/5
      This book was quite good. It was exciting and kept me reading. I thought I'd figured things out a few times, but it turned out that I was wrong, which is what I like in a book. This is the first in the series that I've read, and I'll certainly be picking others up and reading them.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book and it had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Dr. Maura Isles is attending a medical conference in Wyoming and after she disappears and a body is found Jane Rizzoli and her husband FBI agent Gabriel Dean go into action to find out if Maura is alive or dead and what has happened.