Cold Revenge: A Fur on the Ice Mystery
About Cold Revenge: A Fur on the Ice Mystery
Lindsey Parker runs the Millbrook Ice Arena with calm efficiency and meticulous attention to detail, managing everything from equipment maintenance to staff schedules with her protective German shepherd Ranger always by her side. But when she arrives for her early Tuesday morning walkthrough and Ranger's urgent alerts lead her to a horrifying discovery—Colin Matthews, the maintenance supervisor she'd fired six months ago for safety violations, dead in the Zamboni bay—Lindsey's orderly world is thrown into chaos. The police initially treat Colin's death as an accident during an apparent act of vandalism, but Ranger's persistent interest in specific areas and Lindsey's knowledge of arena operations tell a different story.
Colin had been making everyone's life miserable since his termination, threatening lawsuits and harassing staff members, and someone finally decided to silence him permanently. As Lindsey helps Detective Susan Robinson investigate, she discovers Colin had been running an elaborate embezzlement and blackmail scheme during and after his employment, systematically exploiting vulnerable staff members and demanding payments they could barely afford. With Ranger alerting to hidden evidence and Lindsey's systematic approach revealing discrepancies in schedules and alibis, the truth slowly emerges.
The killer isn't a criminal mastermind but an otherwise good person pushed beyond their breaking point by Colin's relentless extortion—someone who saw no other way out except to end their tormentor's life. Every member of Lindsey's trusted staff had motive and opportunity, and as the investigation deepens, she must confront uncomfortable truths about how desperation can drive decent people to terrible choices. In the high-stakes world of small-town community centers, trust can be as fragile as ice, and blackmail can push even the most law-abiding citizens past their limits.
Lindsey must use all her managerial skills and rely on Ranger's keen instincts to separate victims from villains, because in Millbrook, even the most dedicated employees might be hiding dangerous secrets beneath their professional facades.