Once, her heart was empty. Now it's filled with ice…
Ellen's therapist told her to forget the past, but the life she’s left with is boring. All she wants is to be happy and normal, but the approaching long bleak nights of winter loom threateningly in front of her, especially as she'll be alone.
When the secrets her mother put in place to protect her are uncovered, Ellen learns the frightening truth. Her history is darker than she imagined. She's not who she thinks she is, and the real her is a very different person to the one that others have mistreated and exploited.
If she has any hope for a future, Ellen must find answers about the past. This winter, there will be vengeance on Ellen's mind, and DI Barton will struggle in his hardest case to date.
Double Jeopardy prevents a person from being tried again for the same crime.
The chapters of this gripping police procedural alternated between the perspectives of Ellen and DI Barton who had found himself promoted to DCI whilst his boss DCI Cox was on maternity leave.I know that I am not supposed to feel sympathy for the killer in a book but I couldn't help feeling a lot of sympathy for Ellen as the story unfolded. She obviously had some mental health issues and had been used and abused throughout most of her life. I think that most of us would love to get revenge on people who had wronged us at sometime in our lives but are prevented from doing so by our moral compasses. People who suffer from mental health issues can lose their moral compasses if they stop taking their medication properly or suffer a psychotic breakdown. So was it so wrong of me to not find her dislikable because she had no control over her actions? or was I bring cleverly manipulated into believing she had no control when in fact, she knew exactly what she was doing? Was it her mental health issues that pushed her over the edge? grief over the death of her mother? a combination of them both or is it possible that the urge to kill is hereditary? Many of the characters scattered throughout this story had various issues and quite a number of them were not very likeable for various reasons. DI Barton is one of my favourite fictional detectives, I love the banter and camaraderie between him, Zander and Strange, his team were like a little family although there was a bit of friction between two officers in his team during the investigation. I liked how they all treated each other with respect, there was no interdepartmental backstabbing and how Barton wasn't the usual stereotypical fictional alcoholic,chain smoking cop with a bad attitude and a broken marriage. And I loved that the pathologist was called Mortis,I thought that was very funny and ingenious.
Noooooooo, this can't be the end, I love this extremely well written, brilliant series, I want more Barton, Zander and Strange thrillers. The author has created a fantastic bunch of realistic, likeable individuals, people that I love spending my time with. As with the previous books in the series The Ice Killer story hooks you in from the first page and keeps you glued to your kindle throughout the twists and turns of the investigation. Although events from the previous books are mentioned, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. I loved this very enjoyable, thought provoking, gripping thriller. Please Mr Greenwood, please,please,wrote more DI Barton investigations.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 5th November 2020
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