Cold Girl - (B.C. Blues Crime) by R M Greenaway (Paperback)

About the Book

"A popular rockabilly singer has vanished in the snowbound Hazeltons of northern B.C. Lead RCMP investigator David Leith and his team work through the possibilities: has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer, or does the answer lie here in the community, somewhere among her reticent fans and friends?"--Amazon.com.

Book Synopsis

A singer vanishes in the snowbound Hazeltons. Has she been snatched by the so-called Pickup Killer? Investigator David Leith has much to contend with - punishing weather and wily witnesses, plus a young constable who's more hindrance than help. Suspects multiply, but only at the bitter end does Leith discover who is the coldest girl of all.

Review Quotes

A series to watch.

Both he [Dion] and Greenaway have made impressive debuts...headed toward genuine crime-fiction acclaim.

Greenaway brings a keen understanding of love, loyalty, frailty, and greed to her multilayered series debut.

Greenaway is at her finest when she takes us up into the cold, forbidding wilderness, where few comforts serve to ease the mind or body.

Greenaway's greatest strength in Cold Girl lies with her writing, in particular how she is able to describe the setting.

R.M. Greenaway's dark and haunting BC Blues series introduces a cast of finely rendered, flawed and unforgettable characters. In Cold Girl, Greenaway is unflinching as she stitches together mundane evil, everyday ignorance and quiet kindnesses. The result is a mystery that is both a gripping depiction of police procedure and a deep reflection of human nature.

The strong sense of place turns the setting into another character.

When both constables get involved in a pair of hugely intricate murder cases, one of them of the serial variety, each reveals investigative strengths that give an already strong narrative an extra edge, all of which promises more good things ahead for Greenaway's RCMP series.

About the Author

R.M. Greenaway lives in Nelson, B.C. Cold Girl is her first novel and the first in a series featuring David Leith and his team.