Ice Blonde, Elaine Viets
Ice Blonde, Elaine Viets
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Ice Blonde

Author: Elaine Viets

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/30/2020

Synopsis

The last thing Chouteau County death investigator Angela Richman wants to do during the holidays is her job. So its with some trepidation that she agrees to help the desperate Mr. and Mrs. LaRouche when they show up on her doorstep.Their daughter Juliet is missing. She was last seen leaving a high-school party just before midnight, and theyd like Angelas help getting their trusted local detectives involved. The officer assigned to the caseChouteau newcomer Det. Jace Budewitzis far too blunt and impolite for their liking. And with the weather murderously cold, they cant bear the thought that their little princess is in the harsh winter wilderness.Discreetly investigating Juliets disappearance, Angela finds herself struggling to break through the silence from the rich teenagers who knew Juliet and their infuriatingly detached parents. She also discovers that their vicious bias against the local working class has cast a shadow over the case.The more she digs, the less Angela can comprehend the lengths the one percent will go to protect their own. Angela must work quickly as she searches for answers with the acute awareness that Juliet LaRouche edges closer to becoming just a memory

About Elaine Viets

Elaine Viets has written over thirty mysteries among four series. A former director-at-large for the Mystery Writers of America, she is a frequent contributor to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and anthologies edited by Charlaine Harris and Lawrence Block.

Reviews

Goodreads review by M.C.V.

I loved the way author Elaine Viets gives her protagonist Angela Richman a keen mind despite her health vulnerabilities. I found the characters believable, which was impressive as she tackled a variety of ages and socio-economic strata. The missing girl, Julie is in her teens, as are her friends and......more

Goodreads review by Betty

The 3rd installment of the Cousteau Angela Richman did not disappoint. It is one the best tale in the series. It is Christmas time in the area. One a teenage girl is missing and the community has gone all out to find her as She is the daughter of one of the first families, LaRouche. Her friends don't......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

Two things to note: It's short (less than 200 pages), in case you didn't notice the "novella" notation. It is now in the first person narrative (first two books were in the third person). A murder mystery without a murder was an interesting choice. To be fair, Angela is a "death investigator ", death i......more

Goodreads review by Missi

Ice Blonde is the third book in the Angela Richman, Death Investigator Mystery series by Elaine Viets. Even though because of its size it is considered a novella, this story is full of entertainment. Ice Blonde is 154 pages long and the story that Viets tells will have you thinking it is a full leng......more

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