Ice Cold

In Tess Gerritsen's chilling thriller "Ice Cold," medical examiner Maura Isles finds herself in a perilous situation during a spur-of-the-moment ski trip in Wyoming. Stranded by a blizzard, Maura and her friends seek refuge in Kingdom Come, an eerily deserted village where time seems to have stopped, and the residents have vanished without a trace. Untouched meals and parked cars hint at an abrupt departure, but footprints in the snow betray the presence of a sinister watcher. Days later, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the devastating news that Maura's charred remains have been discovered in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane embarks on a relentless investigation into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, uncovering a gruesome secret buried beneath the snow. As horrifying revelations surface, Jane closes in on a powerful and merciless enemy, desperately racing against time to unravel the chilling truth behind Maura's fate and the dark secrets of the abandoned town.