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The Ice Box Killer a Lake Alamo Mystery Plus Enter to Win! (Giveaway)

February 28, 2013 by Lesley

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Finally A Lake Alamo Mystery for adults! 

I have been waiting for this book since I first started reading this series. Although I do enjoy reading a good children’s book, when I know the author is planning to age the characters to around my age – I get excited and can’t wait to see what has become of them.

I’ve read (and talked to you) about the Van Duren sisters who first appeared in A Stranger Comes to Town, A Lake Alamo Mystery 1967 and then again in The Hidden Relic, A Lake Alamo Mystery 1973. Somehow I missed the third book in the series, A Shadow Falls, A Lake Alamo Mystery 1992. Now the year is 2012 and the girls are all grown up and dealing with something that hasn’t occurred in Lake Alamo for 20 years. When you live in a town similar to Mayberry you don’t expect it to suddenly turn into an episode of Murder She Wrote. Is there a serial killer on the loose in Texas….and how will the girls be involved?

Overview

Haylie nodded and looked at the girl. She was stiff, and her normally serious face was permanently stuck in a look of terror. It scared her. And though Haylie had been to murder scenes before, as a Texas Ranger. But it had been years and she forgot how overwhelming the smell could be.

Haylie couldn’t imagine losing a child. Not for the first time in her career, Haylie felt like breaking down and crying. She knew that it could’ve just as easily happened to her children. But she couldn’t imagine it. It hurt too much.

It seems like a great day for a family picnic when Haylie, the sheriff, gets a call that changes everything. Lake Alamo, a town that hasn’t seen a murder since in twenty years (to the day) is suddenly shaken by the news that one of their own has been found dead in her home. Though she’s on vacation, Haylie leaves to start investigating, though it only seems to lead to dead ends.

Feeling it’s their duty to help their sister and save the town they love, Rachel and Kayla chip in to bring the murderer to justice. The sisters have to work together to find the killer, someone who has been living right under their noses the whole time, and they have to do it before it’s too late.

124 pages (paperback)

This was an excellent mystery. It was creepy and kept you wondering but wasn’t at all graphic. I like to be spooked but gore just doesn’t do it for me. I much prefer this style of writing. It’s a small book, only 124 pages, and I read through it very fast. To show you just how fast – I got the book yesterday and was done with reading it last night. It was that good!

The Ice Box Killer can be purchased on Amazon for only $9.34 and is eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping with a qualifying order of $25. It can also be purchased directly from the publisher on their website. And just like all the books in this series, when you purchase the paperback a portion of the proceeds go to charity. This books proceeds will go  to  Boys Town and Samaritan’s Purse.

Enter to win!

We want to give you a chance to experience this great book – we have 5 copies to giveaway! Use the Rafflecopter form to enter this giveaway. New to Rafflecopter? Watch this 45-second video on how to enter!

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Disclosure: I was provided a copy of this book free for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and were in no way influenced.

Lesley is a mom of two kids – one girl and one boy. She’s married to her first and only love, Robby. Author of Life with Lesley. Her blog has a little bit of everything – life, love, parenting, along with product reviews and giveaways. Lesley is a mom of two kids – one girl and one boy. She’s married to her first and only love, Robby. Author of Life with Lesley. Her blog has a little bit of everything – life, love, parenting, along with product reviews and giveaways.

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26 Comments

  1. Chuck says

    March 13, 2013 at 10:56 am

    This is one I know my wife would want to read.

    Reply
  2. Garrett says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:17 am

    I’d like to win a copy of this book.

    Reply
  3. angie says

    March 11, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    sounds like a great read

    Reply
  4. Andrew T. Kuligowski says

    March 11, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    One of my FB friends forwarded me this website and giveaway … she knows me too well, this is exactly my kind of read!!

    Reply
  5. Heather! says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:41 am

    This just sounds like a good read! I like a good mystery every so often.

    Thanks{!}
    h4schaffer at gmail dot com

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  6. Lori D. says

    March 10, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Sounds so good, count me in.

    Reply
  7. Cori Westphal says

    March 8, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    I’d like to win because it sounds like a good mystery, and I love a good mystery!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

    Reply
  8. Don says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:22 am

    The Ice box killer sounds like a good one for me.

    Reply
  9. Van says

    March 6, 2013 at 10:55 am

    I’ll keep & read this one myself.

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  10. nannypanpan says

    March 4, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    i like mysteries
    [email protected]

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  11. voraciousreader54 says

    March 4, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    would love to win

    Reply
  12. Penelope Anne Bartotto says

    March 4, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    This has been on my TBR list for awhile

    Reply
  13. Angela E. says

    March 4, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    I want to read this one.

    Reply
  14. Laura Reed says

    March 3, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    This book sounds right up my alley…cannot wait to read it. 😉

    Reply
  15. DebbieKL says

    March 3, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    I always enjoy a good mystery!

    Reply
  16. Natalia says

    March 1, 2013 at 11:35 pm

    I love thrillers and this book sounds like one of them!

    Reply
  17. June says

    March 1, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    I am almost done reading The Lovely Bones book, so this would be my next one to read if I win it.

    Reply
  18. Idaho Jill says

    March 1, 2013 at 11:01 am

    I love a good mystery, and quick reads are better for me right now, too!

    Reply
  19. Sheila K. says

    March 1, 2013 at 8:35 am

    I’m a ravenous reader of mysteries!

    Reply
  20. K.Pugh says

    March 1, 2013 at 7:32 am

    I want to win because I love to read.
    Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  21. Wehaf says

    March 1, 2013 at 1:25 am

    I love mysteries and I’m looking for something enjoyable to read next!

    Reply
  22. Carolyn A Colley (Griffith, Smith) says

    February 28, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    I love a good mystery.

    Reply
  23. Hailey L. says

    February 28, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    OH, I would love to add this to my collection! Being that it is a quick read is PERFECT for me as I am always on the go with 2 girls. 😉

    Reply
  24. DEBIJOT says

    February 28, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    The mystery genre is one of my favorites.

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  25. Jessica To says

    February 28, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    I like to read suspense/mystery books.

    Reply
  26. Jeanna says

    February 28, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I love to read new authors especially when someone recommends them!

    Reply

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