Cold As Ice: A Novel (a Kristen Conner Mystery) (volume 3)

"Kristen Conner is no stranger to bad guys, big crime, and heart-pounding danger. In Cold As Ice, she packs some serious heat!" John Valeri, HARTFORD EXAMINER WHEN THE RUSSIAN MAFIA WANTS YOU DEAD, THERE IS NO WHERE TO HIDE What can go wrong on a run on in Central Park on your last day of vacation? Even if it is brutally cold? Everyone told Detective Kristen Conner to stay inside, which guaranteed she would go outside-and stumble onto a gang murder that puts her in the cross-hairs of a Russian "Red Mafyia" hit man. Back in Chicago, murder strikes closer to home. Just down the street from where her mom lives, a popular schoolteacher, solid citizen, and great guy-he shovels snow for widows and volunteers to work with underprivileged kids-is found dead. It was supposed to look like an accident, but crime scene investigators discover more than one killing blow to the back of his head. When Conner lands the case, she knows from day one who the key suspect is. That's simple. The person most likely to kill you is someone close . . . someone you know and love. But his wife? The nice lady down the street? How could that be possible? Kristen is about to discover there is more violence beneath the surface of the working-class neighborhood she grew up than she ever dreamed possible. She's also about to discover that when the Red Mafyia wants you dead, there is no place to hide. You better be ready to fight. Mix in her on-again, off-again relationship with FBI Agent Austin Reynolds, and Kristen Conner is once again swept into a world of danger, intrigue, and a confusing love life. "Kristen Conner is no stranger to bad guys, big crime, and heart-pounding danger. In Cold As Ice she packs some serious heat."--John Valeri, The Hartford Examiner. What can go wrong on a run on in Central Park on your last day of vacation? Even if it is brutally cold? Everyone told Detective Kristen Conner to stay inside, which guaranteed she would go outside--and stumble onto a gang murder that puts her in the cross-hairs of a Russian "Red Mafyia" hit man. Back in Chicago, murder strikes closer to home. Just down the street from where her mom lives, a popular schoolteacher, solid citizen, and great guy--he shovels snow for widows and volunteers to work with underprivileged kids--is found dead. It was supposed to look like an accident, but crime scene investigators discover more than one killing blow to the back of his head. When Detective Kristen Conner lands the case, she knows from day one who the key suspect is. That's simple. The person most likely to kill you is someone close ... someone you know and love. But his wife? The nice lady down the street. How could that be possible? Kristen is about to discover there is more violence beneath the surface of the working-class neighborhood she grew up than she ever dreamed possible. She's also about to discover that when the Red Mafyia wants you dead, there is no place to hide. You better be ready to fight. Mix in her on-again, off-again relationship with FBI Agent Austin Reynolds, and Kristen Conner is once again swept into a world of danger, intrigue, and a confusing love life Detective Kristen Conner Is Back On A New Murder Case. She's Still Fighting With Her Sister--and No Surprise, Someone New Wants To Kill Her!he Was A Pillar In His Chicago Neighborhood: Popular School Teacher, Devoted Father And Husband, Political Activist On Behalf Of Underprivileged Children--and A Master Gardener Who Liked To Plant Flowers In His Neighbor's Yards. What Wasn't To Love About Him? Who Would Want Him Dead?when Detective Kristen Conner Lands The Case She Knows From Day One Who The Key Suspect Is. That's Simple. The Person Most Likely To Kill You Is Someone Close That You Know And Love. But The Wife? She Was Always At Her Husband's Side And Just As Passionate About His Causes As He Was. No Way Could This Loving Wife And Mother Of Three Be A Killer. Right?mix In Her On-again, Off-again Relationship With Fbi Agent Austin Reynolds, A Quick Trip To New York City Where Kristen Helps Her Media-star Sister For A New Apartment--only To Discover The Body Of A Man Who Appears To Have Been Executed By A Professional Killer On A Run Through Central Park--and Kristen Conner Is Once Again Swept Into A World Of Danger, Intrigue, And A Confusing Love Life.what She Doesn't Know Just Might Kill Her. "While on vacation, police detective Kristen Conner witnesses a murder in New York's Central Park which puts her on the Russian Red Mafyia's hit list. Returning to Chicago, she actively investigates a homicide in her neighborhood because when the Red Mafyia wants you dead, there is no place to hide"-- Provided by publisher While on vacation, police detective Kristen Conner witnesses a murder in New York's Central Park which puts her on the Russian Red Mafiyia's hit list. Returning to Chicago, she actively investigates a homicide in her neighborhood because when the Red Mafiyia wants you dead, there is no place to hide What can go wrong on a run in Central Park on your last day of vacation? Even if it is brutally cold? Everyone told Detective Kristen Conner to stay inside, which guaranteed she would go out ... and stumble onto a gang murder that puts her in the cross-hairs of a Russian "Red Mafyia" hit man