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haven't read any of the previous books in this series, Perhaps if I had, I would have enjoyed this one more, The writing is good and the characters are interesting plus the plot is solid, I found that it moved rather slowly, though, and it took me awhile to get into it, It was a pleasant enough book but not one I would rave about, I have been planning to read the Edna Ferber series for few years but never got around to any of the installments until "Run Cold.
" Theth book and also the last as I just found out in the series was the first book I picked up, I have been told thes book could be read as a standalone, Overall, "Run Cold" was a satisfactory read, but with some flaws,

The pace of the book was just too slow, and repetitive from time to time, Could be something to do with the cold, gloomy weather of Alaska and as well as the advanced age of Edna Ferber, the plot just did not move fast enough.
The beginning, especially, took me awhile to get into, The book certainly had good bone for a great mystery novel as I was eager to find out who was responsible for the murders, but the writing somehow did not make this a page turner.
To do the book justice, though, the plot was great, The writing about the old Alaska was wonderfully written, and I love the author's detail descriptions of how a writer would think, contemplate and act under all circumstances and situations.
Ed Ifkovic put life into Edna Ferber as if the famous writer herself was a genuine amateur sleuth herself, Random mentioning of Edna Ferber's books in the story was a nice touch, too,

In short, the premise and the structure of the story were great but the pace was too slow to suit my liking.
It looks like a series I might be interested in but not on top of my list at the moment, A.star rating overall, but the plot itself deserved astar, It is my first Edna Ferber mystery and I like it more that I thought I will, There are a few murders, Is Edna going to solve the murder before her friends are murdered too I can say only that I must read all the others books from this series.

Thank you Netgalley for this copy, This is the second book I read in this series and found it quite good and entertaining,
It's a bit slow at the beginning but you cannot help being hooked by the characters and the descriptions,
I like the style of writing and I like the well written characters,
I was fascinated by the descriptions of Alaska, an unusual and enthralling setting,
I look forward to reading other books in this series,
Recommended!
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and Netgalley for this ARC Originally published on my blog: sitelinkNonstop Reader,

Run Cold is theth sitelinkEdna Ferber mystery by sitelinkEd Ifkovic, Releasedth Febby sitelinkPoisoned Pen press, it'spages and available in hardcover, paperback and ebook formats,

I've been with the series for several books at this point, but this would do quite well as a standalone, The author has a deft touch with background and setting, so there's no need to read the earlier books to get a feel for what's going on.


Edna has traveled to Alaska to do background research for a book and to visit with her friends there, Alaska's on the brink of statehood, and there are many people who feel very strongly on both sides of the issue, In addition, the contrast between untamed lawless wilderness and modern society is at an uneasy impasse,

Mr Ifkovic has a strong and sure voice, The sense of place is palpable especially the isolation, cold, racism, and wilderness and the characters are well drawn and believable, The mystery part of the book isn't especially intricate or unexpected, but it's the narrative which has the starring role,

I'm really enjoying these books and fully intend to stick with the series,

Four.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes, These Ed Ifkovic Edna Thurber novels are great historical fiction, It is a shame that so very few people still remember what a powerhouse literary giant she was, And a woman before her time! Of course the author puts her in the middle of falling dead bodies all the time a la Jessica Fletcher! but that is probably the main reason I picked up my first of the series to begin with!!! The beauty is that I am determined to go and read the original Edna Ferber novels that inspired these books.
Run Cold is the tenth installment in the Edna Ferber mysteries, This one takes her out of her New York society milieu to the roughandtumble life of Fairbanks, Alaska, where she is conducting another research trip for her novel Ice Palace, a novel exploring the forces for and against statehood for Alaska.
Ice Palace came out in, a year before Alaska became a state and may have played a role in moving people to support statehood.


The reallife Ferber made five trips to research Ice Palace and our fictional Ferber is on her last trip, renewing her friendship with Sonia Petrievich, a local newspaper columnist who writes about Alaskan history and heroes.
Or antiheroes as she seems infatuated with the violent recollections of Jack Mabie, “The Meanest Man in Alaska, ” Edna is repulsed, not attracted, by his boasts of murder and mayhem, When he is reunited with his old partner in crime, murder follows,

Interestingly, the secondary characters in Run Cold mirror the characters in Ice Palace, There is the young woman, Sonia, whose heart is sought by Preston Strange, a man representing the antistatehood, resource extraction Bayard Husack of Ice Palance.
Then there is Noah West, who seems to represent Ross from Ice Palace, an indigenous man who wants to safeguard the environment and people of Alaska.
However, unlike Christina in Ice Palance, our Sonia is murdered perhaps because she came too close to the truth, Both Preston and Noah are possible suspects, but then there are many suspects, though it sure seems as though the murderer wants to frame Noah.
Its up to Edna to find out who killed Sonia, and why, or there may be a grave injustice,


I like Edna Ferber, Shes a compassionate woman with good judgment and a discerning character, She has no love of violence and murder, Her writers nose for detail makes her an able amateur detective, Run Cold is a fair mystery and while there are plenty of red herrings to suspect, the resolution does not come out of thin air.
I was, however, a bit disappointed with how slow Run Cold was to start, Like Edna, I was sick of Mabies boasting and do not know why we had to have so many conversations with the evil blowhard.


The mystery did not start until over a quarter of a way through the book, There are a few murders in quick succession, but then the conversations that are our “investigation” are repetitive, running over old ground time and again.
The story is competent but thin, and it felt stretched

to the breaking point, trying to make a threecourse meal out of a good entree.


I received an egalley of Run Cold from the publisher through NetGalley,

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sitelink wordpre Run Cold, the latest Edna Ferber mystery by Ed Ifkovic, is filled with extraordinary characters and a sense of place that will be remembered long after the last page is finished.


The year is, Miss Ferber has written Ice Palace, her fictional retelling of Alaska pioneers in the years following World War I, Not published yet, though. Shes returned to Fairbanks, to visit and recharge, Alaska is still a territory there are opponents within the wouldbe state and in the American congress, Big, sprawling Alaska, caught between the present and the knowledge of a lawless past, Still frontier, still rough, with parts that wouldnt show up in a guidebook, then or now, Harsh and unforgiving the author elaborates on this throughout the book, Edna is there to follow up on “loose ends, haunting stories, and unanswered questions, ” Shes going to be introduced to them in a big way, in Run Cold,

We meet the dramatis personae quickly, Jack Mabie the “meanest man in Alaska, ” Yukon pioneer, murderer by his own admission the frontier justice of legend, Nows hes old, tired, crippled by a stroke, Sam Pilot, his longtime friend and coconspirator, And alibigiver for the past, as it happens, Sonia and Paul Petrievich, she a newspaper reporter, he her twin, a cypher in the family, We meet the parents, Hank and mother, Irina, too, Hank bigger than life, a pioneer that built an empire in the north, Theres Ty Gilley, looking for his lost father, a victim of that frontier justice, Preston Strange and his mother Tessa, selfproclaimed most powerful woman in Alaska, And Noah West, Athabascan Indian and now collegeeducated lawyer, advocate for his people, and Sonias beloved, He lives in both worlds, the “brown” and the white, Comfortable enough until the murders occur,

All of these people coexist until long buried secrets threaten, Then the murders start, culminating in Sonias death one that you can kinda see coming, but distressing, all the same, Now betrayal and heartbreak are part and parcel of the plot, Dark secrets and unhappy lives busted out for anyone to see, As an Outsider, Ednas asked to fight the good fight and see that justice is done, Its telling that law enforcement plays little part in this story, Its pretty much Edna, from start to finish,

“Grief can push folk into madness,” says one of the characters, and this simple pronouncement is at the heart of the story.
With all gathered in the hotel that is also almost a character, Edna relates a story of vengeance and aftermath, and how the past shapes the future in unforeseeable and horribly sad ways.


Prominent in the story is the authors interpretation of how the Athabascans, the Dené, are reacting to the changes taking place, Much space is given over to this, Understand that this becomes almost as important as the murder plot, This may not be to every readers taste, but the path to exposing a murderer is not always a straight one,

The epilogue explains what happened to many of the characters, which was definitely appreciated and appropriate for the story, It also relates what impact Edna Ferbers "Ice Palace" had on the public of the times, many considering that its publication helped to push through the vote for statehood.
To the fictional Miss Ferber, the accolades are ashes, Readers do at least get an idea that Edna and those she cares about are moving on, which is pretty much all you can hope for after finishing Run Cold.
But this is not a bad thing, this is the authors skill at creating a brilliant fictional world,

Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for a copy of the book in advance of publication, in exchange for this review.
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