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

About the Book

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.

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.

A series to watch.-- "Booklist"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.-- "Deryn Collier, author of Open Secret"

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

The strong sense of place turns the setting into another character.-- "The Book Trail"

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.

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.-- "Toronto Star"

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.