An Ice Cold Grave

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January 1, 2008 at 12:58 pm · Filed under Book Reviews, Mystery and Suspense

119. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris (Mystery) 280 p.

An Ice Cold Grave I continued to enjoy Charlaine Harris’s newest protagonist in this sequel to Grave Surprise. I like Harper Connelly quite a bit, and the mysteries she solves are actually very interesting. I think that’s why I like her (and Lily Bard) better than Sookie Stackhouse—the crimes they investigate are ones I actually care about, which isn’t the case with Sookie, as much fun as I have reading about her.

In An Ice Cold Grave, Harper and Tolliver go to a small Southern town on a case. Harper has been hired in the hope that she might find a number of bodies. Quite a few teenage boys have gone missing over several years, and the new police chief is beginning to suspect that they might not all be runways, as was initially assumed. Harper finds the bodies—and once again, the difficulty the police have in believing Harper’s abilities lead to an extended stay in a town with a killer on the loose.

Books read: 119
Pages read: 35,299

Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2007, Charlaine Harris, Harper Connelly

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3 Comments »

heather (errantdreams) wrote, on January 3rd, 2008 at 11:52 am:

Hey, good to see you back!

CJHill wrote, on January 9th, 2008 at 9:17 am:

I love this series. At least, the first two, anyway. This one is on my TBR list, which means I’ll be getting to it, soon.

I agree with Heather - it’s good to have you back.

cjh

Poodlerat wrote, on January 9th, 2008 at 3:20 pm:

Thanks, Heather! Between school and work, it’s been hard enough just finding time to read the past couple of months, never mind writing about it.

Hi, CJ! Thanks! I think you’ll definitely love this one, if you like the series already. I wish CH’s next novel wasn’t going to be a Sookie book, even though I love her and always enjoy her books more than I think I will. I want more Harper!