Winter at the Door: A Novel (Lizzie Snow Book 1)

Winter at the Door: A Novel (Lizzie Snow Book 1)

Perfect for fans of Jenny Milchman, Linda Castillo, and Lisa Gardnerâ€”the first book in a suspenseful new crime thriller series featuring the tough but haunted police chief Lizzie Snow, a big-city cop with a mission, taking on a small town with a dark side.
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Moving from Boston to remote Bearkill, Maine, isnâ€™t homicide cop Lizzie Snowâ€™s idea of a step up. But breaking away from tragedy and personal betrayal is at least a step in the right direction. Her dead sisterâ€™s fate still torments her, as does her long-missing nieceâ€™s disappearance. Lizzie hopes to find the mysteriously vanished child here, amid the coming ice and snow. But in the Great North Woods, something darker and more dangerous than punishing winter is also bound for Bearkill.
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The town is a world apart in more than distanceâ€”full of people who see everything, say little, and know more than theyâ€™ll share with an outsider. The only exceptions are the handsome state cop who once badly broke Lizzieâ€™s heart and desperately wants another chanceâ€”and Lizzieâ€™s new boss, sheriff Cody Chevrier, whoâ€™s counting on her years of homicide experience to help him solve his most troubling case, before itâ€™s too late.
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A rash of freak accidents and suicides has left a string of dead menâ€”all former local cops. Now the same cruel eyes that watched them die are on Lizzieâ€”and so is the pressure to find out what sort of monster has his hooks in this town, what his ruthless game is, and just how brutally heâ€™ll play to win. Whatever the truth is, its twisted roots lie in the desolate backwoods of Aroostook County: where the desperate disappear, the corrupt find shelter, and the innocent lose everything. Itâ€™s there that a cunning and utterly cold-blooded killer plans the fate of the helpless lives at his mercyâ€”one of whom may be the lost child Lizzie will do anything to save. As a blizzard bears down, and Bearkillâ€™s dark secrets claw their way to the surface, Lizzie gears up for a showdown that could leave the deep, driven snow stained blood red.
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Praise for Winter at the Door
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â€œSarah Graves writes with grace and intelligence, and a love for her state shines through in this stylish debut of a new series set against Maineâ€™s dark and foreboding forests. Iâ€™m hooked!â€â€”Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author of Designated Daughters
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â€œFast and dangerous, an extraordinarily entertaining read, Winter at the Door grabbed me from the thrilling first page.â€â€”Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Will Tell
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â€œReaders who enjoy Linda Castillo and Lisa Gardner will welcome Lizzie, a strong, motivated woman making her way in the frozen north.â€â€”Booklist
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â€œLizzie is edgy and independent. . . . Taking a page from Janet Evanovichâ€™s Stephanie Plum, two hunky guys pursue Lizzie, each stumbling over the other as they try to protect a woman who really can protect herself. Readers can relax in Gravesâ€™s able hands as she spins a complex tale with twists and turns that feel earned, and a character who knows exactly who she is.â€â€”The Boston Globe
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â€œAn entertaining story that proceeds to an explosive conclusion.â€â€”Mystery Scene
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â€œA superbly suspenseful mystery with likable tough cop Lizzie and a town full of character. Itâ€™s bound to appeal to readers who enjoy Jenny Milchmanâ€™s books.â€â€”Library Journal (starred review)

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-01-06
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780345539052

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-01-06
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780345539052

Winter at the Door: A Novel (Lizzie Snow Book 1)

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