Where the Ice Falls - (Falls Mysteries) by J E Barnard (Paperback)

About the Book

When a reluctant psychic finds a frozen intern at her boss' ski-chalet, skeptical ex-cop Lacey McCrae braves the winter wilderness to hunt the killer in the hills of rural Alberta.

Book Synopsis

Lacey McCrae tracks down a killer in the frozen hills of rural Alberta.

When Zoe and her teenage daughter discover an ice-covered corpse at her boss's mountain chalet, ex-Mountie Lacey McCrae trades her Christmas shopping for Victim Services duty. The dead man is Eric, an intern at the Calgary oil company where Zoe works. Reported missing after a blizzard a month earlier, he was presumed dead by misadventure. But his missing car and other inconsistencies point to a suspicious death.

When someone close to Lacey goes missing in similar circumstances, she fears the two cases may be connected. With help from old RCMP colleagues and tips that Zoe swears came from a ghost, Lacey tracks a ruthless killer through the merciless winter wilderness.

Review Quotes

coolly calculated murder with ... friends who pull together in the face of tragedy, illness, or ... a steaming hot cup of tea.-- "SheKillLit"

Intense and intriguing, Where the Ice Falls is a vividly spun tale of ghosts, grief, and greed.-- "R.M. Greenaway, author of the BC Blues Crime Series"

This holiday punch of a story is laced with toxic exes, jealous siblings, dangerous accountants, and even a Christmas ghost bent on revenge. Where the Ice Falls is a haunting tale that probes the mysteries of life and death even while it entertains.-- "Elle Wild, author of Strange Things Done"

About the Author

J.E. Barnard's first book in the Falls Mysteries series, When the Flood Falls, won the Unhanged Arthur Ellis Award in 2016. Her novella Maddie Hatter and the Gilded Gauge was an Alberta Book of the Year and a 2018 Prix Aurora finalist. She lives in Calgary.