Saturday, October 26, 2024

BLOG TOUR - The Ice Sisters



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Shock slammed into her as she spotted the two little girls lying on the cold hard ground, snow swirling round their fragile bodies. Twins with button noses and heart-shaped faces, their pretty green eyes closed forever…

As the snow falls and a bitter wind blows, 
Detective Ellie Reeves is devastated to discover the bodies of two little girls, alone and frozen on an icy lake, in the isolated town of Cold Mountain. The girls are holding hands, with matching bows in their blonde curls, and when Ellie realizes they are twin sisters, her heart breaks for their mother, who must be desperately wondering where her little darlings are.

But, back at the police station, she is horrified to discover that nobody has reported the sisters missing. Are their parents in danger too? When an abandoned car is found near the girls’ bodies, and Ellie learns that the female driver is in hospital, she prays that the injured woman will know something about the twins.

A DNA test shows that the woman in hospital is the twins’ mother Barbara, and Ellie rushes to interview her. But when Ellie arrives at the hospital she is faced with an empty bed. Barbara has fled and her house is abandoned too. As Ellie searches the family home, she is chilled to see there is no sign of any children. If Barbara is the twins’ mother, where are the toys and photos of her precious girls?

When another little girl disappears, Ellie knows that finding Barbara might well be the key to saving an innocent child. But who is Barbara running from? Or does she have something to hide? And with the clock ticking and a fearsome winter storm brewing, can Ellie find the truth before another innocent life is lost?

This pulse-pounding and utterly addictive crime thriller will have you staying up way past your bedtime and tearing through the pages! Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Lisa Regan and Kendra Elliot.

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Title:   
The Ice Sisters

Author:  Rita Herron
Series:  Detective Ellie Reeves #10
Publisher:  
Bookouture
Genre:   Mystery & Thrillers
Format:  Kindle ARC
No. of Pages:  404
Date of Publication:  October 25, 2024
My Rating:   5 Stars

MY THOUGHTS:

Detective Ellie Reeves’s mind is haunted by a single thought: two little girls need her. Tragically, these are twin girls who met untimely and brutal ends. Ellie, FBI Agent Derrick Fox, and Cord McLain, an expert with Search and Rescue, intensify their search for the girls’ killer. However, a disturbing fact sets them all on edge: no one has reported the girls missing. 

After an abandoned car is discovered near the girls’ bodies, Ellie wonders if the driver, now hospitalized, has any connection to the little girls. Perhaps Ellie, Derrick and Cord are getting closer to the truth. As tragic as this case is, they all realize that it extends far beyond the brutal and untimely deaths of the twin girls. 

To be fair, The Ice Sisters is not an easy read, as the subject matter remains heartbreaking throughout. However, I must say that Rita Herron crafted an intriguing story that evoked empathy for the little girls and other characters whose stories gradually unfolded. While this is the tenth book in the Detective Ellie Reeves series, it can be read as a standalone novel. However, if you’re like me, you might want to read the entire series in order. 

Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

USA Today
 Bestselling and award-winning author Rita Herron fell in love with books at the ripe age of eight when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. But she didn't think real people grew up to be writers, so she became a teacher instead. Now she writes so she doesn't have to get a real job.

With over ninety books to her credit, she's penned romantic suspense, romantic comedy, and YA novels, but she especially likes writing dark romantic suspense and crime fiction set in small southern towns.

For more on Rita and her titles, visit her at www.ritaherron.com. You can also find her on Facebook/ritaherron.com and Twitter @ritaherron.

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