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Publisher Description
Ski patroller Greta Westerlind discovers there’s a darker side to the glamorous skiers’ paradise of Aspen in this intriguing thriller.
When experienced ski patroller Greta Westerlind awakes in hospital having almost been killed in an avalanche, she is devastated to learn that her close friend, bond trader Warren McGovern, perished in the slide. With no memory of the incident, Greta is at a loss to explain why the two of them were skiing in such lethal terrain in the first place.
As she struggles to unlock her memories as to what really happened that day, a series of strange and menacing incidents convinces Greta that someone means to harm her. Then a young woman disappears, and events take a terrifying new twist …
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This uneven series launch from O'Connell (The Last Night Out) introduces Greta Westerlind, of the Aspen, Colo., ski patrol. Greta, who has survived an avalanche that killed a friend, wakes up in the hospital with no memory of the accident. She no sooner arrives home than what appears to be a furnace malfunction fills her house with carbon monoxide. She escapes, but ends up once again in the hospital being treated by handsome physician Duane Larsen. Greta's world is further complicated when someone close to her comes under suspicion for the murder of a young local woman. She readily accepts an all-expense paid trip to St. Moritz, Switzerland, from a grateful billionaire whose child she rescued on the slopes, believing that it will allow her to leave her worries behind. Instead, she uncovers evidence that the world's great ski slopes have become the hunting ground of a serial killer. Her detective skills are paltry at best, with clues arising from chance meetings and impetuous travel plans. Still, the descriptions of skiing and cold-weather survival skills grip. Those who enjoy reading about the lifestyles of the horribly rich will be most rewarded.
