- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Pinnacle Publishing (2001)
- ISBN-10: 0786011890
- ISBN-13: 978-0786011896
- ASIN: B001A4B1G2
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A strong sense of place and a compelling plot,
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This review is from: Dead Of Winter (Mass Market Paperback)
It is in Loon Lake, Michigan, that Detective Louis Kincaid is offered a job. Kincaid, coming from a difficult time in Mississippi, is anxious to put the past behind him and start anew. Police Chief Brien Gibralter places Louis in charge of an investigation that has hit a dead end-the investigation of the murder of Police Officer Thomas Pryce killed in his home by an intruder with a shotgun. The killer left a calling card-a playing card with a number and a skull drawn on it. Perhaps the killer is a psychopath. When another member of the police force turns up dead, Kincaid wonders if the killer is a criminal who has been at odds with the Loon Lake Police. Nonetheless, in a community that rarely sees a serious crime, it is the members of the police that lives in constant fear of their lives.P. J. Parrish is the pseudonym of two sisters. Their collaboration is quite successful. The major strengths of this book are the exceptional characterization of the main protagonist, strong sense of place and the compelling plot. Kincaid, a black man trying to fit into a community where he doesn't really have a place, is a remarkably sympathetic figure. One could almost feel the constant chill of the air in the frigid and forbidding yet beautiful locale. The pacing is such that the book almost demands to be read at a single sitting in spite of its excessive length. Problems with the book include some character stereotypes. In spite of a very clever plot, mystery and solution, the authors had to resort to a clunky exposition culminating in the killer divulging all while the hero is held at gunpoint. Overall, DEAD OF WINTER is a superior mystery well worthy of the Edgar nomination
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keeps you involved all the way.,
By nobizinfla "nobizinfla" (Windermere, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead Of Winter (Mass Market Paperback)
P.J. Parrish's second Louis Kincaid novel, "Dead of Winter" is complex, richly textured and intriguing police procedural.Louis has moved to the cold of a Michigan winter and joined the Loon Lake PD as an investigator. He feels comfortable there. Chief Gibraltar is no nonsense (tough, but fair), the officers competent and there is a "family" feel to the department. Someone is murdering members of the LLPD---a retired cop and the man Louis replaced have been shotgunned. The only clue, a playing card inscribed with an elusive code. In Loon Lake it is the cops who live in fear---a true irony. Louis digs into the case with his usual relentless intensity. He nabs a perfect suspect (a recently released ex-con) and releases him---only to learn the alibi was confirmed by a clerical error from the prison. The more Louis learns during the pursuit of the suspect, the more he questions his loyalties and beliefs. As good as the suspect looks, could someone closer to home be the real perp? This is a taut, intense, suspenseful novel with multiple twists and turns. Every time I was certain as to whodunit, my resolve was challenged---I feel for all the misdirection. Time well spent!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Right on,
By Fatteclancey (minneapolis, mn) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead Of Winter (Mass Market Paperback)
Great read, i could not put this one down. There are twists to the plot every second and it all comes back to something that you suspected, but was led to believe was not possible.
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