Edna Buchanan

The Ice Maiden Edna Buchanan

Publisher Marketing: A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of Britt Montero forever. He lies dead in Miami's morgue, but obviously has a story to tell. The electrocuted thief with old distinctive scars on his body may be the key that unlocks the long-sought secrets of a old case. Sunny, the Ice Maiden, was the victim of a shocking crime. She and her date, abducted by strangers after a high school dance, were both assaulted, shot in the head and left for dead in a remote farm field. The boy did die. Sunny barely survived and is now a reclusive artist and sculptor. As Britt and Miami's Cold Case Squad search for answers, nothing is as it seems. Britt unravels the story but suffers a shocking personal tragedy. Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2002 pg. 1353 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 09/23/2002 pg. 46 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) Booklist 10/01/2002 pg. 274 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) Romantic Times 11/01/2002 pg. 114 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) People Weekly 11/11/2002 pg. 50 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) Library Journal 11/01/2002 pg. 127 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 124 (EAN 9780380973323, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Buchanan, Edna Edna Buchanan knows firsthand that underneath Miami's glistening facade lies a city torn by violence and muddied by corruption, where every moment a crime is waiting to happen. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter, Buchanan has exposed the seamier sides of this sun-drenched paradise, then used her more than twenty years of experience to create a dynamic and deadly Miami that vividly comes alive in each of her novels. Especially when the city is seen through the fiercely intense eyes of a tough newspaperwoman named Britt Montero. The author of eleven books, Buchanan has spent time behind bars -- with two serial killers. She lives in Miami, Florida. Contributor Bio:  Bennett, Erin Erin Bennett is an actress, singer, and voice-over artist whose passion for storytelling informs her love of narrating audiobooks. Her genres vary widely from contemporary fiction to mysteries to science fiction and romance, and her voice-over work spans animation, radio plays for the BBC, video games, and television commercials.