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Title: Riveting Narrative Raises Chilling Questions
Review: Strong women, superstitious villagers, and homophobic male-chauvenist cops make for an explosive mix in Minette Walters' The Ice House. The who-dunnnit itself is riveting, and Walters always keeps you guessing. But it is the details of the characters and the setting that really set this novel apart from run-of-the-mill English manor house mysteries. There are no cliches here, no walks through the charming hedgerows. This is gritty and modern, and it taps into some of the most uncomfortable issues of our day--namely, bigotry and the willful blindness it fosters. Eilis Leyne explores similar themes, with strong female protagonists in the new culture-war thrillerWicked Gods.
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