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The Girl in the Ice
- Detective Erika Foster Crime Thriller, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Series: Detective Erika Foster, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice...She is not the only one.
When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation.
The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have the perfect life. Yet when Erika begins to dig deeper, she starts to connect the dots between the murder and the killings of three prostitutes, all found strangled, hands bound, and dumped in water around London.
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- ZacharyKindle Customer
- 05-02-16
The Girl in the Ice
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
YES, it's very entertaining, suspenseful, and the narrator is very good at her characterizations.
What did you like best about this story?
You couldn't guess the villain right away. Kept you guessing.
What does Jan Cramer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Helped you to get to know the characters, especially, the main one.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The confrontation in her apartment with the killer.
Any additional comments?
Good book, read it in on sitting! Thank you Mr Bryndza! Looking forward to the "Night Stalker."
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- Meg
- 05-26-16
Okay
I had high hopes for this book. To be fair, it is an entertaining listen and I was somewhat interested to find out the details of the mystery as it unfolded. However, I never felt truly engaged. This is primarily because I found the character development shallow and boring. I couldn't bring myself to care one way or another about any of the characters. This is a deal breaker for me. Additionally, when the mystery/crime was revealed it seemed convoluted and silly. This book is adequate if you just want light entertainment. I would not read any additional books in the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-24-16
mystery not bad but Erika needs improving
The mystery was intriguing enough, but I found Erika Foster lacking. Considering she was supposed to be s very experienced and supposedly capable investigator, she did not act like one. Loses her composure, acts unprofessionally, and ends up the damsel in distress too often for a 25 year veteran. The only reason we know she is supposed to be a damned good cop is because the other characters keep saying so, rather than by her actions.
At first I was not happy with the voice performance either, the reader's habit of ending sentences on an uplift made everything sound like a question - making the character sound annoyingly unsure. However considering the way the characterization went, I guess it was suitable after all.
There's more that I could say, but it would mean spoiling the plot, so I will stop here.
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- Wayne
- 06-09-16
Great detective thriller!
I keep 40 to 50 audiobooks as my backup stash for when I run out of my preferred authors. After reading a recent review of this novel by one of the Audible listeners I follow, I dug into the stash to listen to the book. The Girl in the Ice is set in London, The protagonist, Detective Chief Inspector Erica Foster, is a brash, confident, insubordinate, capable, deeply damaged and ultimately brilliant 25 year veteran detective. This is a wonderful novel that I could easily listen to again. Highly recommended!
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- Chip Atkinson
- 06-07-16
Great detective work/Police politics
First let me say I felt as if I knew the main character from another story. Of course, it cant be true. She is a tenacious detective, self assured, irreverent, insubordinate and brilliant.
The opening pages introduce her convalescing after the death of her husband. She had led he and several others into an ambush in a previous case.
The mystery revolves around a murder of a socialite from an aristocratic family. This puts the family of the victim under the judgementsl eye of the media. Her family is polically powerful, which puts more pressure on the police. Most important, it exacerbates the contentious relationships between detectives and their headquarters.
It is a clever, witty novel. Sharp banter and never a dull moment. I liked it enough to immediately purchase its sequel.
And to spend an hour or so trying to discover who the herione reminded of.
DD Warren maybe. Inspector Gamache led his men into an ambush. One of Karin Slaughter's or Marsons???
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- ACT1
- 05-11-16
I'm not sure I will ever finish
I haven't finished this book and I am not sure that I will ever do so. That someone could have become a senior police officer and still be so stupid and reckless is really rankling with me. I am tempted to just fast forward to the end to get the whole thing over and done with. The premise is good, the narrator is OK but the main protagonist is getting on my nerves.
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- R. ONeill-Moon
- 04-25-16
the great murder mystery
great story! This novel left you guessing until the very end. narrator was great especially for having a British accent, which can sometimes be difficult to understand.
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- Ziggy
- 04-14-16
Almost stopped listening
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The characters became predictable; I get particularly annoyed when the police do stupid, risky things when it's stunningly clear they're going to get into trouble. The "administrative" part of the police were particularly annoying and unbelievable: totally in the pocket of corrupt politicians one minute, good guys the next. I wanted to know who done it, so I listened to the end, but it was a chore.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No
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- Y. S
- 03-23-16
BBC or Netflix Material
Would you consider the audio edition of The Girl in the Ice to be better than the print version?
Don't know. I have only heard the audio.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Not the edge. But I did sit up once or twice. It just wasn't that type of book for me. The book had more of a cruise control feel.
What does Jan Cramer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Just how annoying Erica was.
Any additional comments?
Overall I enjoyed the book. It was like listening to one of those Netflix Original Shows, especially the crime ones. You knew it would be good.
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- Nici
- 05-03-16
Thriller but not gory
Very suspenseful. Nice narration. Worth the time. I would buy the next books in this series for sure.
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- Giles
- 06-23-16
Just another British police murder mystery
So I'm giving this review three stars as I did finish the audiobook and enjoyed it to a certain extent. However, I felt the plot was slow paced and quite predictable, the other main issue I had was the characters didn't seem that believable or to have that much depth to them. The ones whom aren't on the main characters side to me weren't believable in their negativity. Further to this I found the performance of the reader in parts where characters were speaking to sometimes either get on my nerves or be poorly acted not portraying my view of the characters. I give the audiobook 3 stars as I did enjoy the story and it was a mystery until the end, however I really don't understand the rave reviews this book has been getting as it's essentially just your everyday British police murder mystery
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- Know Your Writes
- 03-29-16
Heart-pounding!
What did you like best about this story?
What a killer start to a novel! Heart-pounding, tense, and horrifying, it had me on the edge of my seat. And from that moment, I was hooked.
The author, Robert Bryndza, has created a fabulous cast of characters. The title of this novel, The Girl In The Ice, could as much be about the main character in this book as it is about the remains found in a frozen lake. DCI Erika Foster initially comes across as a cold woman – strong, feisty, but with little warmth. As the story proceeds, her heartbreaking back story is revealed, as is the vulnerability beneath her exterior. The more people, including colleagues, try to stop her from getting to the truth, the more determined she becomes, and the more I warmed to her. The author was incredibly clever the way he had ‘frozen’ Erika slowly thawing and coming alive again after everything that she had endured.
It did annoy me a bit, though, that Erika seems to find herself helpless and in need of rescuing several times along the way. It made me feel as if the book was paying lip service to having a strong female lead, but in reality she was just another damsel in distress. Hopefully, this minor criticism will be tackled in the next book though – one I’m very much looking forward to reading.
With so many possible suspects, I was kept guessing all the way through. There are section from the killer’s point of view, which I particularly enjoyed, and they really had me guessing. As the pieces of the puzzle were pulled together, the chapters became more and more tense. I listened to this on audiobook, rather than read it, and found myself wandering around the house with my kindle, unable to put it down because I was desperate to know how it would end. That’s the sign of a brilliant crime novel – and that’s exactly what The Girl In The Ice is.
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- Veronika
- 07-12-16
5 stars book?!? What am I missing?
Would you try another book written by Robert Bryndza or narrated by Jan Cramer?
I probably would not. I just about made it through this one. Although I might give Mr Bryndza another try at somme point. He is a new author and deserves a break.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Jan Cramer tries her best but even the best narrator can’t work magic if the book is poor. Also her Eastern European accents sounded awful, at least to my Czech ears.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Girl in the Ice?
The book is about 3 hours too long. Many scenes are just stretched forever without adding anything to the overall narrative.
Any additional comments?
I was put off by the title. In today’s world of crime fiction, it’s almost a prerequisite to have the word “girl” in the title. The glowing 5 stars reviews from my fellow audio listeners persuaded me to give it a go. But now I am totally puzzled, did we listen to the same book?
The main character is just one big cliche. She is a maverick cop with emotional issues due to the tragic events in her past. Right! (The only surprise here is that Erika hasn’t got a drinking problem.) She is rude, she is reckless and she doesn't "do politics". (Yet somehow she still managed to rise to the rank of a DCI.) Right! And it just continues throughout the book: she fights with her boss; she is unfairly suspended; she doesn't follow the most basic police procedures because "she has a hunch"; she almost gets herself killed …… oh boy.
I think there is a good book somewhere in this mess but the final output falls short on so many levels. To be fair I don’t blame Mr Bryndza, he is a first time author who has a great potential. It’s the publisher's fault for not providing more support and editing guidance.
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- Iain Crockett
- 08-01-16
Rubbish
I undestand the author is an experienced Chick Lit author. This is evident in this book. Poor research, hackneyed, clichéd plot with 2 dimensional cartoon characters and a large serving of sexism - fat cheery lesion, unprofessional overwrought widowed policewoman... If you are 13 and have a library of Celeb "autobiographies" then you may enjoy this, but I doubt it.
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- Gemma
- 03-29-16
Superb....I couldn't put it down
If you could sum up The Girl in the Ice in three words, what would they be?
Gripping, intense, excellent!!
What other book might you compare The Girl in the Ice to, and why?
If you enjoy Peter James' Roy Grace series, or Angela Marsons Kim Stone Series you will love this book.
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This book grips you from the start and all the way through, i read it in 3 days! i couldnt put it down
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
If i had the time, i would of definitely read this book in one sitting, but as it was, it took me just 3 days to read.
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I enjoyed this book immensely, the main characters have their own back story, which i hope will be delved in to more as the series continues. The narration was varied and exciting, and not monotone like many other narrators out there. the story had me gripped from beginning to end and i am looking forward to reading the next installment of the Erica Foster Series.
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- Colette
- 02-16-16
First class police procedural
I've made some bad choices recently with my purchases so it's a great relief to find a book that ticks all the boxes for me. Great story, interesting lead characters and a wonderful narrator. Looking forward to book 2.
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- Claire
- 04-28-18
Such a terrible book!
I just about managed to get through this book by sheer will. I simply do not understand the 5 star reviews.
I have listened to many crime/police thrillers and this is amateur at best. I think any real police officer would be genuinely offended by the portrayal of the bumbling detectives in this story.
The main character is so annoying and this is not helped by the awful narration. Erika foster is supposed to be Slovak but apparently has a Northern accent after living in Manchester for a few years. She leaps from disaster to disaster leaving the reader just wishing the murderer would just catch up with her and put us all out of our misery. The narrator sounds either bored or just aggressive all the time. I
This leads me to the character of the murderer... errggh, he is continually referred to as ‘The Figure’. Such weak writing.
One of the most cringe-worthy lines being ‘brown tress with bear trees’ - not sure if this was a narration mistake or just bad editing/writing.
The way the detective reaches her conclusions is just bizarre. Oohh Linda loves cats.. maybe she’s a copycat!? WHAT???
This book is poorly written, with frustrating characters. Save your time and don’t bother.
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- JayT
- 03-08-16
Astounding and shocking Debut.
This incredible thriller debut by Robert Bryndza is often jaw droppingly astounding and intensely clever, leading to a twisted climax that the reader will never see coming. The strong female lead is as lovable as she is unlikeable, creating a new DCI that ranks alongside Peter Jame's 'Roy Grace'. The type of thriller that one picks up and after the first chapter, finds that it's almost impossible to put down. The audible companion is cleverly and effortlessly narrated by the talented Jan Cramer, who manages to further enhance the intricate and intriguing characters with her brilliant and wonderful tone. This book is a definite must read to add to your thrilling collection. I for one, couldn't recommend this powerful and clever story highly enough.
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- Suzie
- 06-12-16
Mmmmm
It was ok. That's the best I can say really! Nothing v new or original and I got really fed up with Erika disobeying her senior officers on practically every page and getting away with it every time. Sorry but this Maverick cop going her own way and coming good against the odds is just a bit tired now.
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- Tracey
- 07-14-16
Dull
Story ruined by bored sounding, monotone narration. Like ploughing through custard, was glad when it ended but still have no clue about the story.....draggggged!
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- Aussielee
- 09-16-19
Narrator seems to yell
The Girl in the Ice didn’t engage me as much as many other readers.
The book starts with a murder and then the gruesome discovery of the victim, socialite Andrea Douglas-Brown, whose body is found, obviously, in the ice. Andrea’s father holds a peerage, is extremely wealthy and consequently wields political clout. DCI Erika Foster is assigned to the case and, right from the start, she clashes with all and sundry involved with the case.
Perhaps my biggest issue with the book was that I thought Bryndza threw in too much conflict between Erika and other characters until it all ended up slightly silly and unbelievable. I mean, the woman couldn’t even go to a pub or past the station’s front desk without getting into a fight and/or slapping someone.
She displays a total lack of respect for her Super which was unnecessary to the plot. I don’t think you’d get to be DCI by deliberately ignoring your Super’s instructions constantly.
The tension between Erika and the DCI originally assigned to the case was also unnecessary and way over the top. Being such a high profile case, I think all police would know there might be more senior officers brought into assist or, just like in this book, take over. In this situation, they might be snarky towards each other now and then but the straight out combative stance the two characters took in the novel made me roll my eyes on more than one occasion.
Then there was the conflict between Erika and the victim’s family. Actually, this suspended all belief. If the communication had broken down to such an extent as portrayed in this book, some sort of liaison officer would have been dispatched surely. Or else the police would solely focus their investigation on the family, seeing as their attitude towards Erika was hindering justice and making them look like prime suspects.
It just seemed incredibly silly to focus on the characters’ constant bickering instead of the crime. In fact, with all her lack of respect and argumentative attitude, I found it really difficult to connect with Erika. I wasn’t cheering her on as I assume I should have, seeing as she’s the lead character. I didn’t feel much empathy for her. Her sad back story also left me cold.
The book was quite long and at times I felt it went round and round in circles. Some scenes could have been condensed or cut altogether. For example, we got pages and pages of scenes featuring the guy who found Andrea’s body. Totally unnecessary.
Bryndza did have some great diversity in Erika’s underlings and I suppose I'd like to read more about them.
I did ‘read’ the book via the audio format and am now wondering if it was the narrator who has made me feel like the characters were at each other’s throats the whole time. She did, after all, have Erika kind of yelling every piece of dialogue.
I guess I will still pick up the next in the series but I might read it the conventional way to see if I soften towards Erika.
2 1/2 out of
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- Renaee
- 03-17-16
not bad at all
Very gripping to begin with, though the ending seemed kind of rushed.
Overall, it was an alright read.
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- Jess
- 01-19-17
Frustrating
I enjoyed Jan Cramer's narration of Angela Mason's Kim Sone books, so I thought I'd try this.
I found the story incredibly frustrating. The behaviour of the protagonist is all over the place. The premise of her returning to such a case off the back of a long leave -let alone having a job if she had screwed up as badly as they claim - seems utterly ridiculous to me. Not a believable or particularly gripping story.
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- LeslieOZ
- 03-28-16
Cringe worthy
Erica, the main character, acts so ridiculously you hope she gets knocked off. Not worth the time or money.
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- Belesana
- 06-24-20
will be returning this one
the story could be better represented with a different narrator. This narrator (regardless of author) makes all the female characters sound hysterical, dominating and aggressive through overacting. it's a real turn off.
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- Iwbar
- 12-02-19
Enjoyable listen, kept me listening
Great narration and story. I will definitely be getting the second book in the series
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-05-19
ENJOYABLE
loved it found easy to listen to . i enjoyed it because i could relate to differnt place they talked about
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- Anonymous User
- 01-24-19
Sorry its finished
coarse language used by characters throughout made me laugh out loud. well developed characters loved the flawed but determined detective. Most enjoyable book I have listened to this year. Feel a bit lost now its finished
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More cases with the detective please.
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- mozinoz
- 11-25-18
Overall, good book
Lots of twists and turns, good characters. I wasn’t keen on the narrator’s style though - not only did she make most of the characters sound bored, cynical and snotty (which perhaps privileged people and hardened police might be) but she also sounded like that herself most of the time during the actual storytelling!
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-22-18
***The girl in the ice***
It's a chilling story if murder, family loyalty and riches. Detective Erika Foster is brilliant in her pursuit of justice to the five girls that have been brutally mudered. Along in her investigations with her team they uncovered corruption from high up in the community and that power, games and money is more important than a life is gut wrenching. Jan Cramer is brilliant in her narrative she gave each characters their unique personaties.