Book Review: The Ice Maiden

Reviewed By: Jennifer Jordan

The Ice Maiden     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Edna Buchanan
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character
Series: Britt Montero # 8
November 2002, William Morrow,304 pages/$23.95

Britt Montero, a crime reporter for the Miami News, returns as our heroine in The Ice Maiden. This is Buchanan’s eighth in this series and if you have enjoyed it thus far, you’ll no doubt want to dive into to this latest adventure. From its standpoint as police procedural and its strong secondary story lines building the readers empathy for long suffering victims, this book is quite good. There are subplots that lead Britt through many sides of police life and an underbelly of Miami best left to those with a strong constitution. I found Britt, herself, to be lacking as a character. She came across as brash, yet flat at the same time. The story, at times choppy, is strong enough to carry anyone as a protagonist.

Jennifer Jordan

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