Erin S. (nantuckerin) reviewed on 8/24/2009 + 158 more book reviews

Well, I think Charlaine Harris must be finally working her magic with Harper Connelly. The character is still no Sookie Stackhouse (in my humble opinion) but in the third book of Harris' mystery series, she's finally starting to become a little more endearing.

In An Ice Cold Grave, lightning-strike victim and private investigator Harper Connelly is once again putting her strange talents to work. This time, she's in a small town with a big problem -- teenage boys are disappearing mysteriously at a rate too quick to be anything but sinister -- and Harper and her brother (er, manager... er, boyfriend?) Tolliver have been hired to find the bodies and determine the cause of death. Harper soon discovers that a serial killer is at work, and is thrust into a race against time to discover his identity before he succeeds in his attempts to put her out of business for good.

I'm not really a mystery fan, in general. I get too carried away trying to pick up the author's subtle clues and figure out "whodunit", and sometimes I actually miss out on actually sitting back and just enjoying the story. However, I have perservered with the Harper Connelly books because I absolutely love Harris' better-known Southern Vampire Mysteries. I think I can finally say that my persistance is paying off: this book was the most enjoyable of the series so far. I actually would even call it a page-turner. I find myself liking Harper more and more, and am genuinely looking forward to seeing where her next adventure takes her.

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