Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
First in a new series set in Alaska from beloved cozy author Paige Shelton, Thin Ice will chill your bones.
Beth Rivers is on the run - she's doing the only thing she could think of to keep herself safe. Known to the world as thriller author Elizabeth Fairchild, she had become the subject of a fanatic's obsession. After being held in a van for three days by her kidnapper, Joshua Crabtree, Beth managed to escape, and until he is captured, she's got to get away. Cold and remote, Alaska seems tailormade for her to hideout.
Beth's new home in Alaska is sparsely populated with people who all seem to be running or hiding from something, and though she accidentally booked a room at a halfway house, she feels safer than she's felt since Joshua took her. That is, until she's told about a local death that's a suspected murder. Could the death of Linda Rafferty have anything to do with her horror at the hands of Joshua Crabtree?
As Beth navigates her way through the wilds of her new home, her memories of her time in the van are coming back, replaying the terror and the fear--and threatening to keep her from healing, from reclaiming her old life again. Can she get back to normal, will she ever truly feel safe, and can she help solve the local mystery, if only so she doesn't have to think about her own?
Synopsis
The stunning wilds of Alaska are not for the faint of heart--but when Beth Rivers finds herself with a need to disappear, she's already faced far worse. So how hard could it be?
Beth Rivers, known to the world as Elizabeth Fairchild, has spent years as a bestselling novelist. Her twisty, page-turning thrillers have garnered a legion of fans, but unfortunately, her story-telling landed her in an unbelievable tale of her own--a situation even more terrifying than she could have dreamed. Crazed Elizabeth Fairchild super-fan Levi Brooks stalked and kidnapped Elizabeth, holding her captive inside a van for three days. She escaped by throwing herself from the speeding van, suffering a severe head injury and memory loss.
Scarred and still healing from her injuries, she secretly escapes to the beautiful--and very remote--Benedict, Alaska. It's the only place she can be sure no one will find her. But just before Beth's arrival, the already small population of Benedict was reduced by one. Linda Rafferty's death was ruled a suicide, but no one in the close-knit community quite believes that conclusion, even the sheriff.
While she waits for her attacker to be apprehended in the lower 48, Beth takes on a project to revamp the Benedict town newspaper. She knows enough to go where the story is, and there's clearly one behind Linda's death. As rumors of murder spread, suspicion falls upon the felons staying at a local halfway house--and Beth herself. Intrigued by both the mystery and the wary folks who call Benedict home, Beth starts asking questions--only to find her investigation stirring up memories she'd much rather had stayed forgotten...