Book Synopsis:
Once, her heart was empty. Now it’s filled with ice…
Ellen’s therapist told her to forget the past, but the life she’s left with is boring. All she wants is to be happy and normal, but the approaching long bleak nights of winter loom threateningly in front of her, especially as she’ll be alone.
When the secrets her mother put in place to protect her are uncovered, Ellen learns the frightening truth. Her history is darker than she imagined. She’s not who she thinks she is, and the real her is a very different person to the one that others have mistreated and exploited.
If she has any hope for a future, Ellen must find answers about the past. This winter, there will be vengeance on Ellen’s mind, and DI Barton will struggle in his hardest case to date.
How can he find the truth when all the victims and witnesses are dead?
Ross Greenwood writes gritty, heart-pounding thrillers, with twists aplenty, and unforgettable endings. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride.
The Ice Killer is available in ebook and paperback now. The ebook is now £1.99. You can purchase your copy using the link below or by visiting your local indie bookstore.
My Review:
I’ve been a huge fan of this series so I was very excited to read this book, though sad as it is also the last book in the trilogy. This is going to be a hard book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.
Firstly the author has created some wonderful characters in this series who have been easy to get behind and enjoyable to follow. DI Barton and his team have to be one of my all time favourite fictional police teams and it’s always very interesting to follow them through an investigation. They are definitely a close knit team and I enjoyed watching them interact together and the banter that they had. The reader also gets a glimpse into DI Barton’s personal life which helped give some light relief to the plot.
The story is told from two points of view, one follows DI Barton and his team the other the killer. I found this very interesting as it gives the reader a chance to get into the killers head and understand them more. To my surprise I actually felt a lot of sympathy with the killer which I wasn’t expecting. They’ve definitely had a hard life and I could understand why they were reacting to injustice the way they did. I always think it shows great skill by the author to make a reader feel like that about a character.
The plot was quite gritty and I found myself reading faster and faster as the case went on. The tension in the book gradually increases as the two sides get closer to each other, until the book became impossible to put down. I can’t wait to read more from this author and am hoping that he somehow manages to write another book featuring DI Barton in it.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
I was born in 1973 in Peterborough and lived there until I was 20, attending The King’s School in the city. I then began a rather nomadic existence, living and working all over the country and various parts of the world. I found myself returning to Peterborough many times over the years, usually when things had gone wrong. It was on one of these occasions that I met my partner about 100 metres from my back door whilst walking a dog. Two children swiftly followed. I’m still a little stunned by the pace of it now. Fifty Years of Fear book was started a long time ago but parenthood and then after working in sales management all my life, i randomly spent four years as a prison officer. Ironically it was the four a.m. feed which gave me the opportunity to finish the book as unable to get back to sleep I completed it in the early morning hours. I’ve now written seven further books. My second book, The Boy Inside, was picked up by a publisher, and Lazy Blood is also out. All my books are thought provoking, and told with a sense of humour. Reading the reviews has been great. The first three books are stand alone, however, some of the characters cross over, and you can see how at times, their lives overlap. Abel’s Revenge is something a bit different. It’s a modern day love story set against the backdrop of an escalating serial killer. There’s a whodunnit element to it, and some smiles along the way. Shadows of Regret was inspired by my time on the women’s side of the jail in Peterborough, and analyses the close relationship between victim and villain. You won’t have read a book like it. My best selling detective series started with The Snow Killer in late 2019 and sold 40,000 copies in the first 6 months. I hope you enjoy reading them. Please feel free to get in touch.
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