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Title details for Ice and Stone by Marcia Muller - Available

Ice and Stone

#34 in series

by Marcia Muller
Tanis Parenteau
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In remote Northern California, private investigator Sharon McCone goes undercover to investigate the murders of two indigenous women in this gripping, atmospheric mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.
When the bodies of two Indigenous women are found in the wilderness of northern California, it is only the latest horrific development in a string of similar crimes in the area. Despite all evidence to the contrary, officials rule the deaths isolated incidents, which soon join the ranks of countless other unsolved cases quickly dismissed by law enforcement.

In a town where too many injustices are tolerated or brushed under the rug, only a few people remain who refuse to let a killer walk free. But Private Investigator Sharon McCone is one of those few. She is hired by an organization called Crimes against Indigenous Sisters to go undercover in Meruk County—a community rife with secrets, lies, and corruption—to expose the truth.

In an isolated cabin in the freezing, treacherous woods, McCone must work quickly to unravel a mystery that is rooted in profound evil—before she becomes the killer's next target.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Sharon McCone Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 10, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781549150852
      • File size: 171571 KB
      • Duration: 05:57:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 31, 2021
      In MWA Grand Master Muller’s well-paced 34th Sharon McCone mystery (after 2018’s The Breakers), the Crimes Against Indigenous Sisters organization hires the San Francisco PI to look into the murders of two Native women over the past three months in California’s Meruk county, as well as many previous disappearances of Native women. Due to conflicting jurisdictions among the reservation police, the county sheriff’s office, and the FBI, any official investigation has faltered. McCone is CAIS’s last hope of finding out what has happened in their community. Posing as a journalist, McCone travels in the dead of winter to Meruk, where she soon discovers that the two deaths are just the tip of the iceberg. McCone, who learned only in middle age she had Shoshone roots, becomes a target for bigotry and abuse as motives for the killings shift into ever-darkening realms. Tough, tenacious, self-reliant, and empathetic, McCone is fiercely loyal to her friends and family. As always, it’s a pleasure to watch her in action. Muller does a fine job dramatizing a serious social issue. Agent: Molly Friedrich, Friedrich Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Tanis Parenteau portrays PI Sharon McCone as she investigates the murder of two Indigenous women in the wilds of northern California, putting her own life at risk. Parenteau captures the mounting tension as threatening attacks on McCone's life make her more determined to find the killers despite danger, greed, prejudice, and skeletons uncovered in the community. McCone receives no support from the agencies responsible for protecting Indigenous communities. Parenteau captures her compassion for the victims, as well as her drive to achieve justice for them. Parenteau's character depictions help differentiate the honest from the deceitful, the moral from the ruthless. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      Starred review from August 1, 2021

      Muller hits the mark once again with her 35th Sharon McCone mystery (after The Breakers). Private investigator Sharon is asked by a group called Crimes Against Indigenous Sisters to go undercover in a remote Northern California county to investigate the murders of local Indigenous women. The motives for the crimes are not clear, and local authorities have not put much effort into solving the cases--rather, they seem determined to ignore them. As she digs deeper, Sharon's cover is compromised, and she finds herself in danger. Using the remote assistance of her crew at the detective agency, as well as her own social networks (Sharon's birth parents were both Northern Shoshone), she manages to piece together the puzzle and bring the investigation to a climactic end. Muller's McCone set the standard for fictional women detectives; after 35 installments, the detective's character has not diminished but continues to evolve and grow and meet all challenges head on. VERDICT A must-read for Sharon McCone fans; the series should also be explored by any fan of strong women detectives.--Sandra Knowles, formerly at South Carolina State Lib., Columbia

      Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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