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Summary: Kept me up
Review: I read as much as I can, and usually find myself bored with the same old plots, over-used characters and meaningless scenes that never seem to contribute to the story. However, I have found an author that manages to get around that. Parrish has created a likeable hero, a vivid cast of supporting characters and shows an uncanny ability to sustain the plot all at the same time. There is something old fashioned about the style...and I like it.
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Summary: A truly refreshing read!
Review: I was very pleased to find a book that didn't follow in the footsteps of someone else. P. J. Parrish is making a big entrance in the world of fiction. I made the mistake of starting to read Dead of Winter at midnight. After several chapters and 3 hours elapsed, I finally had to put it down because I could no longer make out the pages. I was so entranced, I oftentimes forgot to blink. The characters are so real, I found myself getting angry when Gibralter wouldn't listen to Louis. This is one auther I am going to continue to read. I can't wait for the next one. Job well done, Parrish.
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Summary: A Thrilling Page-turner
Review: In Dead of Winter by PJ Parrish, the reader is pulled into a tale of mystery and madness. Louis Kincaid gets a job with the Loon Lake Michigan Police Department where he's told to investigate the recent murder of a fellow officer. He soon realizes his chief, Brian Gibralter, is more than a General Patton-like leader. We find that things in Loon Lake are not what they seem, and as the odds against Kincaid mount, so does his resolve to find the truth. Dead of Winter is a spellbinding tale sure to leave you breathless
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Summary: A Thrilling Page-turner
Review: In Dead of Winter by PJ Parrish, the reader is pulled into a tale of mystery and madness. Louis Kincaid gets a job with the Loon Lake Michigan Police Department where he's told to investigate the recent murder of a fellow officer. He soon realizes his chief, Brian Gibralter, is more than a General Patton-like leader. We find that things in Loon Lake are not what they seem, and as the odds against Kincaid mount, so does his resolve to find the truth. Dead of Winter is a spellbinding tale sure to leave you breathless
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Summary: A strong sense of place and a compelling plot
Review: 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
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Summary: We now have a new hero on the horizon
Review: Louis Kincaid is definitely a new hero on the horizon. He is a very low key, sensativve type who happens to have a very good head on his shoulders. As I was reading this book, I could feel the cold winter weather in Michigan. It takes some very good writing to feel the cold weather in Michigan. I hope to become better acquainted with Louis in future books. This book is well worth the time to read and enjoy.
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Summary: We now have a new hero on the horizon
Review: Louis Kincaid is definitely a new hero on the horizon. He is a very low key, sensativve type who happens to have a very good head on his shoulders. As I was reading this book, I could feel the cold winter weather in Michigan. It takes some very good writing to feel the cold weather in Michigan. I hope to become better acquainted with Louis in future books. This book is well worth the time to read and enjoy.
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Summary: INTENSE! PARRISH DOES IT AGAIN.
Review: Once again, P.J. Parrish's protagonist, Louis Kincaid, has kept me reading until the book is finished. This is a good follow-up to DARK OF THE MOON, but I advise reading them in order. That will help with the understanding of the references in this book. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Good story, Well written.
Review: 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!
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Summary: Keeps you involved all the way.
Review: 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!
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