Wednesday, October 16, 2024

MY THOUGHTS - FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

 

Frozen Lives by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

FROZEN LIVES

by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush


October 7 - November 1, 2024 Virtual Book Tour



A Coroner's Daughter Mystery

Dr. Emily Hartford is back in Frozen Lives, the next thrilling mystery from Jennifer Graeser Dornbush.

Chicago surgeon Emily Hartford has never quite shaken off the dust of her hometown in Michigan. She may be a professional success and have a princely boyfriend in the Windy City, but she can’t seem to let go of being “the coroner’s daughter” from Freeport.

Once again, she finds herself pulled back upstate during a wintery late March when Jeremiah, the eleven year-old son of her best friend, Jo, goes missing on the frigid shores of Lake Michigan. Emily immediately joins the search for the boy.

To everyone’s relief, Jeremiah turns up days later, alive and unharmed. But tensions remain high, and suspicions of every sort continue to grow. Jeremiah’s account of his abduction doesn’t add up and Emily worries about Jo’s unraveling marriage. Jeremiah’s recovery, it turns out, is not the end of their terrifying tale. It’s only the beginning …

For moving among them is a devious, malevolent force. Sowing panic while seeking to fulfill his own twisted needs, this wolf in sheep’s clothing leaves a trail of rack and ruin, negligent to the damages in his wake … and the bodies he leaves behind.

Emily solidifies her role as coroner’s daughter when she puzzles out this madman’s chilling machinations. Risking everything dear to her, Emily goes the icy distance to end his killing spree.

Book Details:

Genre: thriller, suspense, female detective
Published by: Blackstone Publishing 
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
Number of Pages: 350
ISBN: 9798212638364
Series: The Coroner's Daughter Mysteries, 4


Author Bio:

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush

The television or movie screen is the closest most people will ever come to witnessing the forensic world. But Jennifer Dornbush was raised in it. As the daughter of a small-town medical examiner whose office was in their home. There were body parts in the fridge. She investigated her first fatality, an airplane crash, when she was 8 years old. Picking up pieces of skull with her father who simply saw it as an anatomy lesson. The first of many coroner lessons she experienced over two decades.

After exploring journalism and high school teaching, Jennifer turned seriously to screenwriting where she began to connect her coroner world to her writing. She sought out a degree at the Forensic Science Academy in Los Angeles to gain more forensic training and earned a unique kinship with LA’s top CSIs, fingerprint specialists, DNA scientists, and detectives.

To share her love of forensics with the writing world, she authored the top selling non-fiction authoritative book, Forensic Speak, used by not only by show-runners and writers, but also crime investigators and law enforcement.
She created an Amazon top selling mystery novel series, The Coroner’s Daughter, which she is currently developing as a series for TV. Her crime thriller, Hole in the Woods, is currently optioned for screen. She is a contributor to mystery anthologies, Hotel California and Thriller. She has also penned two true crime books.

As a screenwriter Jennifer wrote the theatrically released film and novel, God Bless the Broken Road (2018), adapted a popular YA novel to script, and sold a children’s show. She is currently developing TV drama series and feature films with various productions companies.
As a forensic consultant, she is frequently asked to consult with TV writers on shows such as: Bull, Conviction, Hawaii Five-O, Leverage, Suits, and Rectify. She teaches screenwriting and mentors aspiring writers.

Jennifer is a member of the Writers’ Guild of America, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Crime Writers Association, & the FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni.

Catch Up With Jennifer Graeser Dornbush:
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Facebook - @JGDornbush

 


MY THOUGHTS 

FROZEN LIVES is written by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush. This is book four in the Coroner's Daughter series. I have not read the whole series, but I had no trouble following along. Book three ends on a cliff hanger. Jeremiah--the eleven year-old son of her best friend, Jo--goes missing on the frigid shores of Lake Michigan. While Dr. Emily Hartford has a life and boyfriend in the Windy City, she cannot escape the city where her father was the County Coroner for so long. 

Jeremiah turns up a few days later, alive and unharmed. However, something is not right when it comes to his account for the abuduction.  Emily worries about Jo's unraveling marriage. Jeremiah's recovery, it turns out, is not the end of their terrifying tale. I love when everyone is a suspect, and you can trust no-one. 


This book is told in multiple points of view, but the author has woven it together so seamlessly. One of the things that I love about this author, is her writing. The suspense, tension and mysteries ooze off the pages. My heart would pound while reading, and I could not wait to figure out what would happen next. The book is well written. I have really enjoyed this series. 

Thank you to the author, publisher and Partners in Crime Book Tours for allowing me to read a copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.


Giveaway:

This is a giveaway hosted by Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for Jennifer Graeser Dornbush and Blackstone Publishing. See the widget for entry terms and conditions. Void where prohibited.

 --  There will be TWO (2) US-ONLY winners for this tour. EACH winner will receive a trade paperback copy of FROZEN LIVES by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, compliments of Blackstone Publishing and Jennifer Graeser Dornbush. --


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1 comment:

  1. Great review! I love anything about forensics or medical mysteries.

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