Cold As Ice (The Country Club Murders Book 6)
By: Julie Mulhern
Rating: 5 of 5
I have read each and every book in Julie Mulhern’s The Country Club Murders series. I was astounded with her writing skill in the first book in (“The Deep End”) and each succeeding book has added even more to my delight.
The setting is the early 1970’s in Kansas City and our sleuth, Ellison Russell, is part of the elite country club members. Over the last year (and five prior books), Ellison’s life has been turned upside down. She is trying to breaking free of the privileged mold that she was born into. She wants something different for both herself and for her teenaged daughter, Grace.
The problem is that Ellison keeps stumbling over dead bodies – and not just that, murdered dead bodies. This sends her prim and by-the-book mother into a tizzy. After all, people are really beginning to talk about Ellison’s new “hobby”.
In this story, set at Thanksgiving, the scene is set once again with members of Ellison’s crazy family descending upon her. She is busy trying to explore her feelings for Detective Anarchy Jones. People and events keep getting in the way and at some point, Ellison has to make a decision about where her loyalties are.
I was a child during this time period and I was certainly not in the same “set” as Ellison. I do remember a lot about the time and find the book accurate in setting the ambiance of the period both from the products available (yes, Mr. Coffee!) to the social mores (or customs) of the time that were suddenly up for challenge. Ms. Mulhern uses a deft hand in bringing these to the readers attention while providing a great mystery and a simply fun book to read. I’ll be looking for more in this great series in the future.
I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.
I have read each and every book in Julie Mulhern’s The Country Club Murders series. I was astounded with her writing skill in the first book in (“The Deep End”) and each succeeding book has added even more to my delight.