"terrific chiller"

Unable to cope with the memories of her sister dying on the set, film star Jenna Hughes leaves Southern California to relocate with her two daughters in Oregon. While her remote ranch provides Jenna with solace, her teenager rebels with the radical change in their lives.

Meanwhile Sheriff Shane Carter worries that a serial killer is murdering women. The culprit apparently abducts his victim, kills her and dips the corpse in hot wax so as to replicate his beloved Jenna. Unbeknownst to the sheriff or the actress who receives scary fan mail from him, this predator is Jenna's biggest devotee. Soon Jenna will learn first hand how devoted her greatest fan is.

DEEP FREEZE hooks the audience from the onset when Lisa Jackson introduces her readers to the killer and a victim. The story line never slows down as the murderer piles up numbers and gets closer to his beloved. The romantic subplot takes a back seat to this tense thriller as the obsessed psychopath, the caring over his head sheriff, the killer's intended, and her daughters especially the teens make for a terrific chiller while also setting up a sequel for fans to look forward to read.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 13, 2005