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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780786011896
ISBN number: 0786011890
Label: Pinnacle
Manufacturer: Pinnacle
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 415
Printing Date: January 01, 2001
Publishing house: Pinnacle
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P.J. Parrish's stunning debut novel Dark of the Moon offered a stylish blend of suspense, knife-edge tension, and a complex and intriguing hero. Now, in 'Dead of Winter', Parrish brings back police detective Louis Kincaid, as he investigates a series of gruesome murders...and is drawn into the nightmare mind of a killer. In the quaint tourist town of Loon Lake, Michigan, a killer is taking his vengeance. One by one, the bodies are found, brutally executed, with mysteriously coded death cards placed beside each corpse -- the signature of a psychopath. And the only sound louder than doors and windows being locked against evil is the sound of hearts beating in terror. Detective Louis Kincaid had come north looking for a refuge, a place to forget the horrors of his past. But now he's landed in the middle of an investigation that's more than a mystery. It's a warning of bad things to come...of a terrifying journey through a town's fiercely protected heart of darkness...and into the dangerous world of a madman.
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I HAVE READ THE TOTAL SERIES AND HAVE ENJOYED THEM TOTALY..BEING FOR THE AREAS OF BOTH MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA YOU CAN ENVISION THE AREA THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IN EACH BOOK. CAN HARDY WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK TO COME OUT TO SEE WHERE IT WILL TAKE ME NEXT.
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My long time friend gave this book to read. She knew I enjoy a good mystery and according to her view this book was just a super read. When I finished the book I was a bit sad that the main character Detective Louis Kincaid had left me. I'll just have to read more of P.J. Parrish's books to find out what he has been up to. I thought that the author kept all different scenarios that were taking place in a logical order and that made the read a very enjoyable experience. If you are like me and enjoy a mystery that revolves around freezing winters, snow then this author will make you feel like you are right in the midst of Michigan's cold climate. The story moved along at a brisk pace and before I knew it I was finished. Overall, just like my neighbor told me, this book is a super read.
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I picked this up at a book sale and am so glad I did. The author(s) was unfamiliar to me. I could not put the book down.
Louis Kincaid is a hero searching for the truth in life. It is a police procedural, well thought out, well planned and excellently executed. The book takes place in the cold of winter and does indeed chill one to the bones! Vividly portrayed in every sense. The ending was a surprise; yet it wasn't.
Finally discovered (I always look at a book's copyright) that P. J. Parrish is two sisters. Well, I think I have found me a new author(s). I will read their very first written novel and continue from there.
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After becoming persona non grata in Mississippi, Louis Kincaid finds what he hopes will be a home in the sleepy town of Loon Lake, Michigan. He goes to work for the local police force, replacing an officer who was shot down in cold blood, killer unknown. Louis begins to investigate the murder and finds that things may not be all they seem in Loon Lake, from the Socrates quoting police chief to the mysterious woman who comes into his life. A solid and enjoyable read.
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Dead of Winter Review
Throughout the entire book, Dead of Winter, the author, P.J. Parrish, does an incredible job of keeping the reader in complete and utter suspense. The book is set in Loon Lake, Michigan, at the beginning of December, 1984. It begins mysteriously with the incident of the perplexing murder of one of Loon Lake's finest investigators, Thomas Pryce.
It continues with Detective Louis Kincaid, who is a man who has come north, looking for a safe haven and new job in a new police department, so he can put all the terrors of his precedent life behind. Instead, he becomes trapped inside yet another investigation that is really just a case of whodunit.
After Detective Kincaid is hired into the LLPD, he is hooked onto the investigation of Pryce's murder. His new chief, Chief Gibralter is more or less a very special individual. He is extremely well-educated and should own a bigger police department than Loon Lake's, but peculiarly does not. He makes it clear that he was the boss and only whatever he says, goes by intimidating Kincaid with a few rigorous words to the new guy: "These are the rules, and listen good...We have a motto here: Gens una sumus...'We are one family.'"
Detective Kincaid meets many new people, but after a long time, his favorite one is Jesse Harrison, even though they do not find one another quite that appealing, at first. Jesse Harrison was fairly close to Thomas Pryce, so they begin to investigate the murder, when the late ambiguity of a retired Loon Lake officer's murder arises.
As the investigation continues, Detective Kincaid starts to find incredible and amazing new evidence to further the investigation. They make a list of suspects and start to narrow down the possibilities of who is guilty.
If I told anymore of this story, I'd basically give the ending away. Parrish is an amazing writer, in my opinion. I have never been as interested in a new suspense novel as I was while reading this one. I loved the way he ended each chapter differently. The very very first chapter ends with, "'Merry f***ing Christmas, Officer Pryce,' he said.'" This begins one's curiosity to keep on reading to find out who the actual murderer is.
At the end of Chapter 26, it ends with "Gibralter's eyes softened, taking on an almost paternal warmth. 'Sit down, Jess, I'll tell you,' he said." He keeps the reader wanting more because I know I wanted to know what Gibralter says to Jess and why he is so kind outside of the department, considering how Gibralter acts to others when he is at work.
Parrish does a phenomenal job of keeping Kincaid an interesting male protagonist, as well. He gives him a possible love interest and fatal background of his life that could possibly explain Kincaid's behavior throughout the book. I thought these were extremely strong points, because the more details there were, the better one could understand what was going down.
I didn't find any weak points in this book. I think I couldn't because I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend this book to anyone who is into suspense or thriller. I have never really been too into those types of novels, but this book did a divine job of altering my thoughts and opinions. He also keeps it interesting by integrating quotes and lines from historical folks.
It had my palms sweating for quite some time, and I found my adrenaline rising in full. The books ends so suddenly, yet satisfactorily, not a typical, sappy ending. It ends unexpectedly, ironically, and lethally. Let's just say there's a reason why the title is, "Dead of Winter."
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