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Black Ice (Fog Point Series #2) Paperback – March 20, 2007

by Linda Hall (Author)
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Return to Fog Point in Black Ice, a gripping novel that asks, is any faith strong enough to survive the coldest seasons of life?

They said she came in with the ice…

Lenore Featherjohn found the girl, frozen against a snow bank behind her bed-and-breakfast. Some said she was a ghost, others said an angel, but Lenore knows better. Fearing that the police might look to her sons as suspects, she hires Jake Rikker and his crusty business partner, May, to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding her distrubing discovery. Rikker and May's search leads them not to the strange girl–or to Earth’s final days, as many in the town suspect–but to Amy McLaren, the wife of a local minister. As Jake and May get closer to the truth, the tension between Lenore and Amy rises, forcing each woman to face the secrets they’ve hidden for far too long.
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  1. Book 2 of 2
    Fog Point Series
  2. Print length
    352 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    WaterBrook
  5. Publication date
    March 20, 2007
  6. Dimensions
    5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1578569559
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1578569557
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When a young girl is found dead, frozen in the backyard of local busybody Lenore Featherjohn's B&B, many presume her an angel because her body looked to be "praying." This tragedy throws the mostly Christian town of Fog Point into shock, fear and endless gossip about who might have committed the terrible murder. Longtime novelist Hall (Dark Water) offers readers an intense mystery against the wintry backdrop of a town cloaked in ice and snow, among Fog Pointers who have long-buried secrets of their own. Unfortunately, she leaves readers not only with the task of figuring out a murder, but also keeping track of what seems an endless cast of characters—business partners Jake and May of the Purple Church; the local minister Ben and his unhappy wife, Amy; Lenore Featherstone and her deadbeat sons, Earl and Carl, to name just a few. Each ultra-short chapter switches point of view and even abruptly jumps to the first person, present tense occasionally. But if audiences can weather the task of flipping back and forth to remember who's who, they will be rewarded with an engaging mystery set in a town experiencing a crisis of faith in more ways than one. (Mar.)
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LINDA HALL is the award-winning author of seven nonfiction books and twelve novels, including Dark Water. When she’s not writing, Linda and her husband, Rik, enjoy sailing the St. John River system and the coast of Maine. Linda and Rik have two children and three grandchildren and live in New Brunswick.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WaterBrook; First Edition (March 20, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1578569559
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1578569557
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
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Most of my novels have something to do with the sea. I grew up near the ocean and my love of the ocean was born when I was a child. When I was a little girl I remember sitting on the shore and watching the waves and contemplating what was beyond. I could do that for hours.

One of the things my husband and I enjoy is sailing. In the summer we basically move aboard our 34' sailboat aptly named - Mystery.

Both my husband Rik and I have achieved the rank of Senior Navigator, the highest rank possible in CPS. The U.S. sister organization is the U.S.P.S. My Senior Navigator diploma hangs proudly on my office wall.

What this all means is that I know how to use a sextant and can 'theoretically' find my way home by looking at the stars.

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Susan Sleeman
5.0 out of 5 stars A Suspenseful Must Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2007
Linda Hall has done it again--provided her faithful readers with a novel rich in descriptions, filled with real and unique characters, and a mystery that keeps you turning the pages. Black Ice, the second book in the Fog Point Series brings back Fog Point's quirky cast of characters that we all came to care about in Dark Water.

Black Ice opens with Fog Points' local busybody Lenore Featherjohn's discovery of a young girl frozen outside her bed and breakfast entrance. Fearing her sons involvement in the murder of this unknown girl, Lenore moves the body, and positions the girl's hands together as if in prayer. Lenore's decision to alter the body's location and position the hands fuels the local gossip and draws media attention, as they ask, are the folded hands a sign that she is an angel? Does she have mysterious healing powers? Who is she? Who killed her and why?

Thus begins a mystery that involves a cast of thoroughly developed Fog Point characters that includes the resident minister, his wife, and his adopted daughter, along with the local PI team of Jake Rikker and May Williams. But Hall doesn't stop with the locals, as she delves into the girl's past and through varied points of view she brings us characters who unravel the far reaching mystery.

A fan of Linda Hall's writing for years, it wasn't difficult for me to thoroughly enjoy Black Ice. I am drawn to Hall's work because of her rich characters and her ability to engage them in fast moving yet intricate plots. Black Ice is no exception. Hall breaks the stereotype of a minister's wife with Amy who battles her burgeoning unbelief and gives us a glimpse into the real life of a minister's wife. Hall takes Lenore Featherjohn, a woman who would fall under the `extra grace required' category, and shows us what God sees in her, reminds us that no one is unimportant to God. All in all, Hall provides us with real people faced with real problems who happen to be caught up in a mystery that needs solving.

Though you don't need to read Dark Water to understand Black Ice, you might want to pick up Dark Water first so you can enjoy the books in the order Hall has released them. Either way, you won't be disappointed.
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Barbara Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars Another good mystery by Linda Hall
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2007
Winter comes to Fog Point, and for the first time in forty-five years ice has moved into the harbor. It snows every day, and as if that isn't bad enough, Lenore Featherjohn finds the body of a young woman back of her bed and breakfast. Lenore has two sons, who are a long way from being saints, and she doesn't want anyone suspecting them. She tells one little lie, just trying to protect her family, and it mushrooms until she is piling lie upon lie, with no end in sight.

Amy McLaren, minister's wife and a mother, knows something is wrong with her family, but she doesn't know what to do. And she's not sure she believes in God anymore, a disaster for a pastor's wife. Her husband is keeping secrets from her and her daughter is rebelling. Something is seriously wrong in Fog Point, and Jake Rikker and May Williams, private investigators, are on a hunt for a murderer before anyone else gets killed.
Black Ice is a tangled story with too many people who have too much to hide. Fans of Linda Hall's Fog Point series will welcome this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful characters, and maybe an angel thrown in for good measure
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2007
Back then it all seemed so innocent. But now the web of deception has stretched into the future, stealing another life.

This winter Fog Point harbor was unusually crammed with ice. Reporters and photographers snapped endless pictures while snowplows constantly cleared the streets. Most of the locals stayed indoors, and it was rumored that the ice was a bad omen. But that was before the shocking discovery.

Lenore glanced out the back window of her bed and breakfast. She noticed a dark spot in the snow. Had her sons carelessly tossed the garbage outside? It seems they were so lazy at times. Lenore marched outside in a huff. When the truth struck her senses, she inhaled sharply and covered her pounding heart. There, in the wintry snow, was the lifeless form of a young woman. Kneeling beside her, Lenore gently brushed the snow from her icy cheek. A scattering of freckles appeared. Her hair was in a ponytail. She seemed so young. Why, Lenore thought. Why would someone want to hurt her?

No one came forward claiming to know the young woman. But rumor quickly spread that she was an angel, sent by God, to protect Fog Point from impending doom. Had the entire town gone berserk? People were lining up in droves behind Lenore's Bed and Breakfast. They wanted to see where the angel miracle happened. Many prayed in the snow bank, some left gifts, and others came in search of inner peace. Guests arrived and left on a daily basis, but the TV reporter and cameraman stayed for several days before disappearing suddenly. When Jake and May, two part-time investigators, discover that danger still lurked, fear spread like a rushing flood.

After the snarled past eventually connects with the present, the elusive answers are just a stroke away. When long-hidden truths finally surface, who will float away free and who will drown in their lies?

Black Ice is crammed full of imaginative characters, past and present. At first they appear unrelated and a bit hard to keep straight, but just keep reading.

Armchair Interviews says: A read well worth your time.
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sharon dunn
5.0 out of 5 stars Best mystery this year
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2007
The most compelling book I have read this year. I don't have a lot of time to read, but I made time for this book because it was so good. Linda Hall not only creates a mystery that holds my attention but she has complex characters with clear motive for their actions. The character of Lenore Featherjohn is both poignant and repulsive.Hall does not present the usual cardboard perfect Christians either. Her portrayal is much more realistic and honest. In addition, the details in the setting of Fog Point make it feel like it's a place I could drive up and see. I can't wait to read another Linda Hall book.
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