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I found this book either through Amazon recommendations or Bookbub (I don't recall), but I was very excited that for once a recommendation panned out. I also tend to read the 1 star reviews to decide whether to buy a book (because so many 5 star reviews are clearly "plants"), but was glad that I read the sample before looking at the reviews, or else I may have missed this gem. It made me realize that not all people have the same taste in books, and to take negative reviews with a pinch of salt.

I have read thousands of thrillers and having run out of books by top-line authors am now relying on recommendations. If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, then she would be Sara Henry. I noticed that several readers had highlighted profound passages in this book that I actually re-read to absorb properly. This book has an original and unusual plot, she develops the characters very well, sprinkles enough suspects so that the ending isn't obvious and then doesn't take the easy way out by ending the book ever so tidily. Life is messy and sometimes you will never know all the answers.

The only thing I found disappointing is that the author only wrote 2 books so far, but I shall be buying her first novel right now.


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A Cold and Lonely Place A Novel Sara J Henry 9780307718419 Books Reviews

Goodreads Description- Freelance writer Troy Chance is snapping photos of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival ice palace when the ice-cutting machine falls silent. Encased in the ice is the shadowy outline of a body--a man she knows. One of her roommates falls under suspicion, and the media descends. Troy's assigned to write an in-depth feature on the dead man, who, it turns out, was the privileged son of a wealthy Connecticut family who had been playing at a blue collar life in this Adirondack village. And the deeper Troy digs into his life and mysterious death, the murkier things become. After the victim's sister comes to town and a string of disturbing incidents unfold, it's clear someone doesn't want the investigation to continue. Troy doesn't know who to trust, and what she ultimately finds out threatens to shatter the serenity of these mountain towns. She must decide which family secrets should be exposed, what truths should remain hidden, and how far her own loyalty can reach.

A Cold and Lonely Place, the sequel to Learning to Swim, follows Troy on a powerful emotional journey as she discovers the damage left by long-hidden secrets, and catches a glimpse of what might have been.

This book caught my eye because of it's hauntingly beautiful cover and because it is a sequel to a book that I found randomly through my book club that I thought was wonderful. Henry, again, does a wonderful job setting her mystery in the cold of the Adirondack mountains near Lake Placid. She writes her setting so well that I could feel the cold quiet of the lake and the biting cold of the snow that fell on the characters. It felt like I was there all snuggled up in a blanket reading this quiet story.

Troy Chance is a sports and features reporter for the local paper in Saranac Lake, New York. She has been asked to cover the building of the annual Ice Palace on Saranac Lake, capture the work it takes to cut and haul the huge blocks of ice that will be carved into a beautiful palace that will sit on the lake all winter. While out on the lake covering the construction, the men notice a shadow in a block of ice that they are cutting. As they continue to work, they realize that this isn't a shadow at all but a dead body...the body of Tobin Winslow, a prep school boy who seemingly came to the cold and cut off Adirondacks to get away from his life back East. Troy is particularly shocked because Tobin has been dating her roommate Jessamyn and now Troy has the job of telling her roommate of her boyfriend's fate before the town's gossip mill gets to her first.

Rumors start fast in this small town and soon suspicion falls on Jessamyn due to a newspaper report that implied that she had something to do with his death. Troy wants to get her friend out of the limelight and approaches her editor to fix the article and he offers her the chance of a lifetime to write about Tobin, his life and his death, and soon she becomes entangled in the events that led him from his high society life and Princeton education to a middle-of-nowhere cabin in Saranac Lake which eventually leads to his death.

As she begins her research into Tobin's life, she becomes close with his sister, Win, and this friendship allows her entry into even more of the private details of Tobin's life. Then strange things start happening. Tobin's cabin, where his sister is staying, is trashed. Troy starts getting strange hang up phone calls. The air of Troy's tires are let out. Troy's car is pushed off the snowy road into a ditch. Someone doesn't want anyone digging into Tobin's death and they are making it very clear by their threatening actions.

This is a slow and quiet book and I don't mean that it is boring. The book is well paced and flowed beautifully. There weren't any events that felt out of place, no dangling threads, and every character had a purpose. The author takes her time to give each major character a backstory that enables the reader to care what happens to them. Henry also does a great job of connecting each of the characters in a way that is was easy to see that all of the major characters were either friends or foes. She writes in a way that makes the reader understand how Tobin's death affects each character differently.

Henry's novel is more than a mystery, it's a story about secrets and how they affect people. And it's a story about how we all affect each other. It's a "what really happened" and "how did it happen" kind of book instead of a whodunnit. Even though the focus is on Tobin and what happened to him out on the ice that night, we are really concerned with the people who have been left behind. Tobin's death brings to light a lot of secrets regarding his family--secrets that his friends and family need to hear. Through his death and Troy's investigations following it, friends will be made, a father will be found, and lives will be touched. And so will the reader.

Sarah Henry has written a powerful second book in her Troy Chance series and I look forward to reading more about Troy and the people of Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. It seems that many readers don't know that this book is part of a series so I recommend reading her first book, Learning to Swim, first so you can get the backstory on Troy and understand who her Ottawa, Canada friends Philippe, his son Paul, and Jameson are and why they are important to Troy. The only thing I found distracting were the sidebar chapters that involve Troy and her old flame Philippe. They really weren't important in the story other than maybe set up some circumstances to happen in the next book in the series. These chapters were the reason I gave this book 4 stars. If I could I would give the book 4.5 stars but Goodreads and don't give half stars. However, I still highly recommend reading Henry's works. She truly is a gifted writer and it is well worth the time spent to read her works. 4 stars.
This is the second book I have read by Sara Henry. The first being "Learning to Swim". I really like both books and will read others by this author. She has interesting characters that are well developed. Her setting is in rural New York, bordering Canada, and she does an excellent job of describing the area, weather and local towns people. Her prose is descriptive without being overly romantic or detracting from the plot. There are many edge of your seat moments but this is more of a psychological study than an action thriller. I would recommend this book to people who like the murder mystery genre or who enjoy strong psychological studies. My only caveat is that the ending is somewhat ambiguous and the story is somewhat sad. Although several plot lines offer potential positive outcomes for their characters, this is not a happy ending, everything wrapped up at the end kind of book. Its more like real life.
Ever been in a place so cold it seeps so deep inside you that you can't seem to shake it off, even after you've moved on to somewhere warmer? This novel and these characters are like that. The author Will make you know this place, the Adirondacks, this climate, make you hear the crunch of the frozen snow, feel the biting cold. You will come to know these people Tobin, found frozen in the ice, Troy, a reporter trying to solve a mysterious death, Jessamyn, Tobin's girlfriend, Winn, Tobin's sister, among others, and they will stay with you long after you finish reading.
Don't waste your time or money! Very, very slow, and too many "convenient" situations that are really quite unbelievable. I gave two stars (instead of only one) because the writing was pretty good - except that there was way too much irrelevant descriptive actions and information. I read it to the end because I must almost always finish a book, especially since I'm hoping for the book to have some redemption. But I wish I would've just put this one down.
I really enjoyed this book; I generally like police procedurals, and having a journalist researching a story develop the clues to solving a mystery is an interesting variation on that. I also liked the wintery setting, which seemed to enhance the tragic nature of the story. Other than a few typos/editing errors, my only complaint is something I find far too often in novels significant characters with such similar, gender-neutral names that every time I see the name I have to stop and remember which character it is. In this case, Troy, the main character, is a woman and one of the people she's researching is named Trey, a man. Why???
I found this book either through recommendations or Bookbub (I don't recall), but I was very excited that for once a recommendation panned out. I also tend to read the 1 star reviews to decide whether to buy a book (because so many 5 star reviews are clearly "plants"), but was glad that I read the sample before looking at the reviews, or else I may have missed this gem. It made me realize that not all people have the same taste in books, and to take negative reviews with a pinch of salt.

I have read thousands of thrillers and having run out of books by top-line authors am now relying on recommendations. If Jodi Picoult wrote thrillers, then she would be Sara Henry. I noticed that several readers had highlighted profound passages in this book that I actually re-read to absorb properly. This book has an original and unusual plot, she develops the characters very well, sprinkles enough suspects so that the ending isn't obvious and then doesn't take the easy way out by ending the book ever so tidily. Life is messy and sometimes you will never know all the answers.

The only thing I found disappointing is that the author only wrote 2 books so far, but I shall be buying her first novel right now.