Bitterfrost

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Book 1 of A Bitterfrost Thriller
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Pub Date Apr 01 2025 | Archive Date Mar 31 2025

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Description

The first in a brand-new crime thriller series from Edgar nominee and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bryan Gruley. Feisty defence attorney, Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective, Garth Klimmek as they work to solve a vicious double homicide in their small, icy town of Bitterfrost.

Thirteen years ago, former ice hockey star Jimmy Baker quit the game after almost killing an opponent. Now, as the Zamboni driver for the amateur team in his hometown of Bitterfrost, Michigan, he’s living his penance. Until the morning he awakens to the smell of blood . . .

Jimmy soon finds himself arrested for a brutal double murder. The kicker? He has no memory of the night in question. And as the evidence racks up against him, Jimmy’s case is skating on thin ice. Could he have committed such a gruesome crime?

As his defence attorney, Devyn Payne and prosecuting detective Garth Klimmek race to uncover the truth, time is running out for Jimmy. Because all he can really be sure of is that he is capable of taking a life. The question is, in his blacked-out state, did he take two?

This gritty drama is the first in the Bitterfrost series, perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane!

The first in a brand-new crime thriller series from Edgar nominee and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bryan Gruley. Feisty defence attorney, Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective, Garth...


Advance Praise

“Visceral, vivid, and suspenseful, Bitterfrost immerses readers in a chilly — and chilling — world of lost dreams and deadly feuds. I was instantly and completely engrossed. Masterfully done”
MEG GARDINER, New York Times bestselling author

“Haunting, atmospheric, and absolutely gut-wrenching, Bitterfrost shows the oh-so-talented Bryan Gruley perfecting the chilling grit of Midwestern noir”
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN, USA Today bestselling author

“Bryan Gruley’s Bitterfrost is my kind of crime novel . . . propelled by a razor-sharp plot that swirls around things we can all relate to: getting older, opportunities missed, and the uniting power of sports. Gruley’s at the top of his game”
ALEX SEGURA, bestselling author of Alter Ego

“Intense, insular, stunning, Bryan Gruley’s Bitterfrost exposes the blood and violence churning beneath the ice surface of a tiny northern Michigan town”
REED FARREL COLEMAN, New York Times bestselling author

“A riveting mix of small-town mystery, legal drama, and high-stakes crime thriller. With crisp prose and a vivid portrayal of Michigan hockey culture, Bitterfrost is slick as ice and just as chilling”
TESSA WEGERT, author of The Coldest Case

“As biting and relentless as an Arctic wind, this is the best 'Northern Noir' I've read in many years”
STEVE HAMILTON, New York Times bestselling author

“Visceral, vivid, and suspenseful, Bitterfrost immerses readers in a chilly — and chilling — world of lost dreams and deadly feuds. I was instantly and completely engrossed. Masterfully done”
MEG...


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ISBN 9781448315406
PRICE $29.99 (USD)
PAGES 304

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