It was supposed to be a masterpiece-until it became a murder scene. Lena Larsen just wanted to enjoy the Winter Ice Showcase with her best friend Charlie. Instead, she finds herself at the center of a murder investigation that involves hundreds of pounds of carved ice. Was it a tragic accident? Or something far more sinister? With Sheriff Mark Hanson leading the case, Lena is drawn into a tangle of bitter rivalries, professional grudges, and artistic egos gone deadly. Every contestant had reason to want the victim silenced. Every witness seems to be hiding something. And the clock is ticking before the killer slips away. Lena's secret weapon? The ghost of her late Granny Ingrid. Granny sees things the living miss-and she's determined to help solve this case before Lena gets herself into trouble.

氷の彫刻という、一瞬の美しさに命を懸ける芸術家の狂気と美学が、このミステリーの核心です。著者のスローン・フィンリーは、冷徹な氷の造形美と、そこに渦巻く嫉妬や虚栄心を鮮やかに描写しました。芸術家たちの歪んだエゴが氷のように鋭く牙を剥く展開は、読者の五感を凍りつかせるほどの没入感を与えてくれます。 本作の真の魅力は、亡き祖母イングリッドの幽霊と主人公レナが紡ぐ、死を超えた絆にあります。幽霊という非日常的な存在が、現実の捜査の死角を突くカタルシスは、本作独自の文学的なスパイスです。目に見える証拠に囚われる生者と、本質を見抜く死者の視点が交差する時、読者は単なる犯人探しを超えた「形なき愛」という深遠なテーマに触れることになるでしょう。