Where The Ice Falls

J.E. Barnard continues to awe me with her poetic writing, her character development, her vivid descriptions of scenery, and, of course, the actual story. The main plot concerns the death of Eric, a young man who was locked in the wood shed behind a chalet in the Rockies and left to freeze to death. A......more

In Where The Ice Falls, Zoe and her teenage daughter discover a frozen corpse at her boss’s mountain chalet, just as they’re about to start their Christmas holidays. The dead man is Eric, an intern at the oil company where Zoe works. Lacey is living with her friend Dee, who hopes to return to her ro......more

While the first Falls mystery (as I said in the review of that book) starts off a little slow, this one gets right to it on the first page! Got my attention! Another very well written mystery. There is great balancing between Lacey beginning to be able to tell her own story and deal with her past an......more

A cool winter mystery set in Alberta’s stunning snow laden landscapes. The supernatural element is balanced nicely with the pragmatics of a police procedural. Think Ghost meets Veronica Mars without the steamy pottery wheel scene. For my full review go to [URL not allowed]......more

Solid writing and character development. An author to follow.......more