title: The Snow Queen (Confident Readers)
author:  Sarah Lowes 
description: The sophisticated, surreal and dreamlike illustrations created through mixed media, including manipulated photographs of dolls, flowers and paper constructions, often charmingly spill over onto the pages of text. --Kirkus Reviews
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  **Praise for** _ **A Wicked Snow**_
  
  "I loved this book. Real narrative drive, a great setup, a gruesome crime,
  excellent exploitation of another-worldly location, fine characters... As good
  as it gets."
  
   **\--Lee Child**
  
  "Wickedly clever! A finely crafted, genuinely twisted tale."
  
   **\--Lisa Gardner**
  
  "Olsen writes a real grabber of a book. If you're smart, you'll grab this
  one!"
  
   **\--Linda Lael Miller**
  
  "A compelling story, tightly woven, that kept me riveted to the final page."
  
   **\--Susan R. Sloan**
  
  "An irresistible page-turner. The suspense builds and builds until the heart-
  pounding finale."
  
   **\--Kevin O'Brien**
  
  "A top-notch thriller, a powerhouse of a book. You will not put this
  suspenseful, engrossing book down."
  
   **\--Donna Anders**
  
  "Olsen knows the dark currents that can flow beneath family secrets and has
  crafted a mesmerizing thriller."
  
   **\--Jay Bonansinga**
  
  "Tightly plotted, gripping, terrifying, riveting."
  
   **\--Allison Brenn