Review: Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood
Julie Garwood wrote the novel Fire and Ice. Ballantine Books published the book in December 2008; the novel has 336 pages.
From a Chicago newspaper to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Sophie Rose faces not only issues of her past but new dangers that come into her future. Sophie is a journalist that so far has been writing about community events when one last interview leads to a research project in Alaska. On the personal side, she also has to deal with the aftermath often caused by her sometimes Robin Hood and sometimes-considered criminal father. A man who often rights the wrongs of businesses is often blamed for other crimes, frequently placing the FBI and other agencies on her doorstep. This leads to new entanglements as her best friend’s husband is married to an FBI agent.
The latest interview involved Sophie covering a marathon runner who has won many races in the past. He discloses that he has been chosen for a study due to his great physical traits. During the race, he mysteriously vanishes and Sophie’s business card shows up later in the red socks he was wearing during the race. Pieces of him were found by the local police; at least that is how it is related to Sophie. Other issues have placed her in danger that are related to her father and it is determined a trip out of town may be a good idea. While under protection, Jack McAllister has become a very attractive thorn in her side. He decides he needs to travel with her and that is when the dangerous situation comes to a head. They have stepped into a research study that places strain on the limits and ethics of any proposal, whether effecting animals or man.
Julie Garwood often writes novels with intriguing and captivating characters with stories that are enjoyable and intricate. This novel delves into new theories but is just as entertaining, though if there is any truth that research is conducted in this manner, this book poses some other dangers to our own future. Good thing this is fiction.
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