Reviews
In Bitter Chill is an elegant and thoughtful novel, as well as a compassionate investigation into the dark heart of family relationships and the lurking power of long buried secrets. This is a fine debut, and Sarah Ward is a writer to watch. -- Chris Ewan, award-winning author of Dead Line The most engaging debut I have come across in a long time. -- Yrsa Sigurdardottir, author of I Remember You A twisted, skilful and entirely intriguing mystery. -- Quentin Bates, author of the Officer Gunnhilder series of Icelandic Murder Mysteries, Praise for In Bitter Chill "Two girls are abducted in 1978 Derbyshire, and while Rachel is found a few hours later, Yvonne vanishes forever. Now, more than 30 years later, Yvonne's mother has committed suicide, a teacher at the girls' old school is found dead, and the bitter-cold case heats up." - Library Journal , "Best Fall Debut" "[A] great new mystery set in the atmospheric Peak District of England... I hope this book will be the first in a new series!"-Pamela Wiggins, Wake County Public Libraries, Cary, NC, October 2015 LibraryReads List "Ward, a reviewer of international crime fiction on her blog, Crimepieces, skillfully weaves a compelling plot in this police procedural with a genealogical bent. An accomplished debut by a writer to watch."- Booklist "Relentless, compelling, and meticulously suspenseful. Fans of Ian Rankin and Elizabeth George will rejoice at this atmospheric and authentic debut, expertly told, where modern-day police struggle to untangle disturbing secrets of the past. Terrific."-Hank Phillippi Ryan Agatha, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark award winning author " In Bitter Chill deserves to be one of the stand out debuts of 2015. A tense, page-turning mystery that grips readers from the first. I'm looking forward to more from Sarah Ward."-William Ryan, author of The Darkening Field
