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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. Troy's assigned to write an in-depth feature on the dead man, who 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.
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Critique du Publishers Weekly
At the start of Henry's haunting follow-up to her Agatha-winning debut, Learning to Swim (2011), reporter Troy Chance stumbles onto what could be the story that changes her career-as well as several lives-when the ice cutters she's photographing on New York's Saranac Lake for a feature about the Lake Placid-area resort's annual Winter Carnival find a man frozen under the surface. Almost as shocking, the victim is someone Troy knows-trust fund slacker Tobin Winslow, her roommate Jessamyn's boyfriend. Which makes the waiflike Jessamyn most definitely a person of interest to police. As Troy start digging, unexpectedly joining forces with Win, Tobin's impossible-to-dislike sister, she quickly discovers there are even more questions concerning Tobin's life than his death. Adding considerably to the compulsively readable mystery that unfolds-marred only by an anemic romantic subplot carried over from Swim-is Henry's bone-deep sense of this terribly beautiful place. Agent: Barney Karpfinger, the Karpfinger Agency. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Critique de Kirkus
Henry's second novel once again follows Troy Chance, a freelance writer and news reporter who lives in the Adirondacks and frequently stumbles upon stories that need telling and people who need saving. Troy, who lives just outside Saranac Lake, is perfectly at home with the frozen winters and snowdrifts that characterize the area she has chosen to call home. Working for a tiny local newspaper, Troy writes about local sports and rents out rooms in her house to a succession of young people, particularly athletes training for the Olympics. One roommate, Jessamyn, is a mysterious and seemingly rootless girl who spends her time with Tobin Winslow, a young Princeton dropout who comes from a wealthy family. When Tobin disappears and is later found frozen in a block of ice carved from the lake, Troy and Jessamyn decide to find out who the real Tobin was and determine what happened to him: Did he accidentally wander onto the lake, was he murdered, was it a suicide? To add to the mystery, Tobin's truck has disappeared, but he left his cabin with all of his belongings intact. When Tobin's sister, Jessica, who goes by the nickname of "Win," shows up, she and Troy start trying to piece together Tobin's last days, talking to those who knew him well and those who only thought they knew him. Henry, a former newspaper staffer, nicely sets the sense of place and creates some interesting, although fancifully named characters, drawing in the Canadian cast from her first novel and adding the residents of Saranac Lake to the mix. However, rather than weaving an intricate and interesting story, the plot just seems to meander around, yanking open random literary drawers and peering inside, like an unplanned burglary instead of a suspenseful, well-thought-out, cohesive tale. There's very little that's thrilling in this tepid, but nicely written, story of a young man haunted by the events of his past and his tragic death. The unanticipated ending will mesmerize some readers, while others will find themselves annoyed by the anticlimactic conclusion.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Critique de Booklist
Henry follows up her award-winning debut novel, Learning to Swim (2011), with a strong second effort also featuring freelance reporter Troy Chance. Out on Saranac Lake, in the Adirondacks, reporting on the Winter Carnival, Troy witnesses a group of ice cutters as they discover the body of a dead man beneath the frozen lake. It turns out that Troy is acquainted with the dead man, a wealthy, ne'er-do-well Princeton dropout and local playboy who was dating her roommate. But Troy also learns just how wrong she was in her assumptions about the drowning victim when the local newspaper editor assigns her to do an in-depth profile of the man and the investigation into his death. Featuring a strong cast of female characters and a measured pace, this sophomore novel also perfectly conjures the lure of living in a small and beautiful mountain town during a bitterly cold winter. Featuring an independent and immensely likable lead, riffing on the complicated nature of friendship, and boasting a solidly plotted mystery, this may well appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn.--Wilkinson, Joanne Copyright 2010 Booklist
Critique du Library Journal
Ice harvesters are preparing for the Winter Carnival at Saranac Lake, NY, when they find a body frozen under the surface. Freelance journalist Troy Chance, who is on the scene taking photos, recognizes the dead man as her roommate's boyfriend, Tobin Winslow. When the death is quickly assumed to be accidental, Troy disagrees. Convinced Tobin was murdered, Troy sets about meeting with Tobin's family and friends, hoping to find some insight into this man who turns out to be from a wealthy family. When her editor asks her to write the story of Tobin's life, it seems like the perfect way to gain information, along with providing the break Troy needs to establish her writing career. Verdict This disappointing sequel to Henry's Agatha Award-winning Learning To Swim weakens as the story line progresses, with too little conflict and too many "good guys" among the characters. Lacking the suspense found in her previous novel, this may be too innocuous for most mystery fans although the book's strong sense of place may attract some readers. [See Prepub Alert, 8/20/12.]-Linda Oliver, MLIS, Colorado Springs (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.