Ice Cold / Tess Gerrisen 322 p.

Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli searches for Maura Isles, a medical examiner and friend. On the spur of the moment, Maura joins a group going on a ski trip. When their SUV stalls during a snow storm, they end up isolated and stranded. The group finds refuge in the remote Kingdom Come, where something mysterious has occurred: meals are left on tables, cars still parked in garages, and no sign of residents. Footprints reveal someone is around, watching. Jane receives the news that Maura’s body has been found in a car crash. Jane, her FBI agent husband, Gabriel Dean; and Fr. Daniel Brophy, Maura’s lover, travel to Wyoming to conduct their own investigation. A local social worker clues Jane into the actual doings at Kingdom Come. The story alternates between what is happening to Maura and to Jane. Many plot twists, vivid depictions make this a story for the stout of heart.