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The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8)
The Ice Maiden - Britt Montero, Bk 8
Author: Edna Buchanan
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of reporter Britt Montero forever. The encounter is at Miami's morgue, where the unidentified stranger lies dead. His unusual old scars capture her curiosity-the dead man clearly had a tale to tell. This thief, who was accidentally electrocuted, may be the key that unlocks the long-sought secre...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380728343
ISBN-10: 0380728346
Publication Date: 12/1/2003
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 39 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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ccwriter avatar reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 186 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This one is tense and twisted and -- my guess -- probably the last Britt Montero mystery, as she works with the characters who will lead a new series of books revolving around Miami's Cold Case Squad. "Ice Maiden" has a twist I really didn't see coming -- and it's not the ending (which some Edna Buchanan fans might not be ready for).
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reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 20 more book reviews
The Britt Montero books are always good!
racprint avatar reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 24 more book reviews
I never tire of Buchanan and Britt Montero. Buchanan injects humor into a genre that often takes itself too seriously. Start with early Montero so you grow to understand her character.
FiberBabble avatar reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 33 more book reviews
Entertaining mystery. It might have been rated 4 stars if the writer had just stuck to the mystery.

The two subplots were totally unnecessary and out of place. I just skipped ahead over most of those parts. Seriously. Totally unnecessary. The unnecessary romance subplot was particularly difficult to bear because the character didn't seem like she went in for male company... in that way. How can you not have chemistry between two characters when you're writing them BOTH?

I loved the supporting character of Lottie, especially her 'take' on the Queen Mum and Lassie
LaurieS avatar reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 504 more book reviews
This book is apparently smack in the middle of a long ongoing series but the references to the earlier books didn't throw me too much although I think I would've found a deeper connection to many of the characters if I had read the earlier books first. Still, this was an attention grabbing murder mystery about a journalist following a cold case. The characterization was done very well and I genuinely cared for many of these people but when the big bad guy of the novel is finally revealed in the end it was a huge disappointment and simply unbelievable to me that the police hadn't figured it out long before. This is a dark book with a lot of pain suffered by most of the characters and adding to that is the fact that it takes place right after the 911 attacks. Don't read this if you need some cheering up!
00JOANNE00 avatar reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 65 more book reviews
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of reporter Britt Montero forever. When you start to turn over the rocks of an unsolved case sometimes something ugly slithers out..... A sizzling work of suspense set in South Florida.
reviewed The Ice Maiden (Britt Montero, Bk 8) on + 175 more book reviews
Typical Buchanan Florida mystery


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