Author: Tess Gerritsen
Published: June 29th 2010 by Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover, 322 pages
Genre: Suspense
Series: Rizzoli & Isles #8
Maura Isles is my favorite of the two in this series. There is something about her practical mind that both interests and amuses me. Not to say that she is a laugh a minute, but there is something about her that keeps me reading.
Set in an unforgiving Wyoming winter, Maura joins an old college friend, and his companions, on a little break to a ski lodge a few hours away from a conference that she and Doug were attending. What starts out as an easy getaway soon turns disastrous when they take a wrong turn and find themselves stranded on a mountain road with no ability to call for help.
Desperate to find something that will shelter them from the bitter cold, they stumble upon an abandoned community. Homes where it looked as if the inhabitants had gotten up and walked away from their normal everyday lives. When it is clear that there is no electricity or a way to communicate with the outside world, Doug makes the decision to leave Maura, and the rest, to strike out on his own to find help. When he does not return, it is up to Maura to help what is left of their little band, and with the assistance of a “lost boy”, to find the resources that they need. This trek will not be easy and once again, Maura finds her life in danger.
There are a few twists and turns in this book, and Tess Gerritsen does not hold back when it comes to voicing her opinions or describing things in graphic detail. At the same time, there is a certain type of anger that comes across in her writing, which in this book, left me a bit irritated yet has managed to garner a devoted audience.
Set in an unforgiving Wyoming winter, Maura joins an old college friend, and his companions, on a little break to a ski lodge a few hours away from a conference that she and Doug were attending. What starts out as an easy getaway soon turns disastrous when they take a wrong turn and find themselves stranded on a mountain road with no ability to call for help.
Desperate to find something that will shelter them from the bitter cold, they stumble upon an abandoned community. Homes where it looked as if the inhabitants had gotten up and walked away from their normal everyday lives. When it is clear that there is no electricity or a way to communicate with the outside world, Doug makes the decision to leave Maura, and the rest, to strike out on his own to find help. When he does not return, it is up to Maura to help what is left of their little band, and with the assistance of a “lost boy”, to find the resources that they need. This trek will not be easy and once again, Maura finds her life in danger.
There are a few twists and turns in this book, and Tess Gerritsen does not hold back when it comes to voicing her opinions or describing things in graphic detail. At the same time, there is a certain type of anger that comes across in her writing, which in this book, left me a bit irritated yet has managed to garner a devoted audience.
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