Ice shear / M. P. Cooley.

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Author:

Cooley, Martha.

ISBN:

9780062300706

Edition:

First edition

Publication Information:

New York, New York : William Morrow, 2014.

Physical Description:

304 pages

Abstract:

"In M.P. Cooley's thrilling debut suspense novel, widowed FBI agent June Lyons returns to her hometown in the rust belt of upstate New York to take a job with the local police department; when she discovers a body in the frozen river, the investigation unmasks a sordid maze of politics, drugs, and an outlaw motorcycle gang, and June finds that still waters run deep in this small town"-- Provided by publisher.

Corporate Subject:

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Officials and employees -- Fiction.

Subject Term:

Widows -- Fiction.

Policewomen -- New York -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Genre:

Suspense fiction.

Detective and mystery stories.

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Summary

A small town cop's murder investigation turns deadly when she uncovers a web of politics and drugs linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang in this gripping debut suspense novel for fans of Winter's Bone, Frozen River, Breaking Bad, and Sons of Anarchy.

As a cop on the night shift in Hopewell Falls, New York, June Lyons drives drunks home and picks up the donuts. A former FBI agent, she ditched the Bureau when her husband died, and now she and her young daughter are back in upstate New York, living with her father, the town's retired chief of police.

When June discovers a young woman's body impaled on an ice shear in the frozen Mohawk River, news of the murder spreads fast; the dead girl was the daughter of a powerful local Congresswoman, and her troubled youth kept the gossips busy.

Though June was born and raised in Hopewell Falls, the local police see her as an interloper--resentment that explodes in anger when the FBI arrive and deputize her to work on the murder investigation. But June may not find allies among the Feds. The agent heading the case is someone from her past--someone she isn't sure she can trust.

As June digs deeper, an already fraught case turns red-hot when it leads to a notorious biker gang and a meth lab hidden in plain sight--and an unmistakable sign that the river murder won't be the last.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

June Lyons, the narrator of Cooley's excellent debut, left a once-promising career with the FBI to return to economically depressed Hopewell Falls, N.Y., to care for her dying husband, Kevin. She and her six-year-old daughter, Lucy, now live with June's father, Gordon, the town's retired police chief. June, who works the night shift as a member of the Hopewell Falls PD, decides to end her routine of driving home drunk after she finds the body of Danielle Brouillette impaled on a spike of ice in the frozen Mohawk River. The troubled daughter of a powerful congresswoman, Danielle had recently married Marty Jelickson, whose father is head enforcer of the Abominations motorcycle gang. June has few allies on the police force, which complicates the investigation, and matters aren't made any easier when a former friend, FBI agent Hale Bascom, redeputizes her. A strong, fast-paced narrative and an intriguing heroine propel the believable twists in a plot involving politics, a burgeoning meth industry, and biker gangs. Agent: Lisa Gallagher, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

June Lyons thought high-profile cases were behind her when she left the FBI and returned to Hopewell Falls, New York. June's father looks after her daughter while June, a widowed, single mother, works on the police force her father led for years. Then, responding to a call, she finds the body of a local congresswoman's recently married daughter. June runs interference between the bigwigs at the FBI and the locals, wondering if the real reason the feds are involved isn't the congresswoman's clout but her son-in-law's membership in a meth-moving motorcycle gang. This promising debut delivers a fast-paced, engaging rural thriller.--Keefe, Karen Copyright 2010 Booklist

Library Journal Review

It's very, very cold in Hopewell Falls, NY, and when FBI agent-turned-cop Juniper (June) Lyons finds the body of a young woman, the daughter of a prominent vice-presidential hopeful, impaled on an ice shear, her days of routine and doughnut runs come to an abrupt halt. June had returned home to Hope Falls to care for her husband, Kevin, until his death from cancer, and in the almost three years since has found comfort in her young daughter, Lucy, and the day-to-day details of small-town police work. She hasn't lost her investigative touch, either, but when the FBI steps in, with an agent with whom she shares an uncomfortable past, she begins to suspect that the dead girl has more than casual ties with the meth trade and a notorious biker gang. It's an explosive situation, to say the least, but June is more than up to the challenge. VERDICT This is a solid, even surprising, debut that interweaves small-town secrets with big-time crime with only a few hitches. June Lyons has just enough grit and verve to roughen her vulnerable edges, keep her fellow cops on their toes, and please fans of suspense with strong, perceptive female leads. [Previewed in Kristi Chadwick's Mystery Spotlight feature, "Pushing Boundaries," LJ 4/15/14.-Ed.]-Kristin Centorcelli, Denton, TX (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.