From Publishers Weekly

Prolific bestseller Jackson (_Deep Freeze_) introduces an intriguing pair of female detectives in this intense series opener. Deep in the winter wilderness of Montana, a serial killer sets up car accidents for women driving down secluded roads, rescues and seduces them and then ties them to trees and leaves them to die. As the bodies pile up, Det. Selena Alvarez and Det. Regan Pescoli search desperately for clues. Recent divorcée Jillian Rivers, in Montana searching for her vanished first husband, looks likely to become the next corpse when her tires are shot out and mountain man Zane MacGregor rescues her. When MacGregor vanishes from the cabin where Rivers is recovering from her injuries, she starts to wonder what his real motives are. Alvarez, Pescoli and Rivers separately edge closer to identifying the killer, but Jackson keeps them and the reader in suspense all the way to the cliffhanger ending. (Aug.)
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Review

'In a word: clever' -- The Herald Sun 'ALMOST DEAD holds the reader's attention from page 1' -- Launceston Examiner '[ALMOST DEAD contains an] excellent subplot revelation that few readers will see coming' -- The Sydney Morning Herald 'As a beach read, this is a cracker. Read it at night and it certainly will keep you up. For after the prologue, Jackson slips into her real agenda, and out of your comfort zone.' -- Courier Mail, Brisbane - DEEP FREEZE 20070115 'A fast-paced and surprisingly complex story... . The depiction of the protagonist... reaches an unusual depth, and the crisp, skillful language infuse every sentence with suspense...will keep readers riveted.' -- Publishers Weekly - DEEP FREEZE 20070115 'Spine-tingling ... turbo-charged.' -- Publishers Weekly - ABSOLUTE FEAR 20090102 'Suspenseful ... shocking ... will leave readers on the edges of their seats.' -- Booklist - ABSOLUTE FEAR 20090202