Heart of Ice

Authors: Lis Wiehl,April Henry

Advance Praise for
Heart of Ice

“A vicious, cunning lady serial killer and three professional women caught up in her world. Crime novels don’t come any better!”

—Bill O’Reilly, FOX TV and radio anchor

“Book three in the wonderful Triple Threat Club series is a fast-paced thriller full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end. What makes these books stand out for me is my ability to identify so easily with Allison, Nic and Cassidy. I truly care about what happens to each of them, and the challenges they face this time are heart-wrenching and realistic. I highly recommend!”

—Deborah Sinclaire, Editor-in-Chief, Book-of-the-Month Club
and the Stephen King Library

“Beautiful, successful and charismatic on the outside but underneath a twisted killer. She’s brilliant and crazy and comes racing at the reader with knives and a smile. The most chilling villain you’ll meet . . . because she could live next door to you.”

—Dr. Dale Archer, Clinical Psychiatrist

Acclaim for
Hand of Fate

“As a television crime writer and producer, I expect novels to deliver pulsepounding tales with major twists.
Hand of Fate
delivers big time.”

—Pam Veasey, writer and executive producer of
CSI: NY

“With
Hand of Fate
, author Lis Wiehl has crafted a thriller that is unmistakably authentic and irresistibly compelling—both streetwise and sophisticated, and a flawless reflection of this former prosecutor’s own expertise in law, life, and broadcasting.”

—Earl Merkel, author of
Virgins And Martyrs
and
Final Epidemic
; cohost of talk radio’s
Money & More

“A talk show host with a long list of people who want him dead? Has Lis Wiehl been reading my e-mail? Talk radio fans and mystery lovers alike won’t rest easy until they discover who had a hand in the fate of Fate.”

—Alan Colmes, host of
The Alan Colmes Show
on radio and FOX News contributor

“From its gripping opening to its shocking conclusion,
Hand of Fate
keeps readers guessing until the very end. Lis Wiehl does it again!”

—Megyn Kelly, FOX News anchor

“Who killed loudmouth radio guy Jim Fate? The game is afoot!
Hand of Fate
is a fun thriller, taking you inside the media world and the justice system—scary places to be!”

—Bill O’Reilly, FOX TV and radio anchor

“What a fantastic read! Lis Wiehl’s
Hand of Fate
is a no-holds-barred, flat out suspense masterpiece!”

—David Latko, host of the talk radio show
Money & More

“One word: THRILLER! It was all I could do not to race to the end and read the last pages.”

—Nancy Grace, Headline News anchor, former prosecutor,
New York Times
best-selling author of
The Eleventh Victim

“A thrill-a-minute mystery from one of my favorite radio/tv personalities.”

—Steve Malzberg, host of
The Steve Malzberg Show
on WOR Radio NYC and the WOR Radio Network

“Don’t take this book to bed—you’ll end up turning pages all night and won’t get any sleep. Suspense . . . character . . . action . . . Linda Fairstein had better watch out: there’s a new prosecutor/crime writer stalking the bestseller list!”

—John Gibson, host of
The John Gibson Show
,
FOX News Radio

Acclaim for
Face of Betrayal

“This novel is a blast to read!”

—Bill O’Reilly, FOX TV and radio anchor

“Only a brilliant lawyer, prosecutor, and journalist like Lis Wiehl could put together a mystery this thrilling! The incredible characters and nonstop twists will leave you mesmerized. Open this book and find a comfortable seat because you won’t want to put it down!”

—E. D. Hill, FOX News anchor

“Great characters, compelling storyline . . . a winning combination.”

—Earl Merkel, cohost of
Money & More

“Lis Wiehl’s been there, done that, and reported on it all. A riveting and revealing fast-paced look at our criminal justice system and the press who cover it.”

—Dr. Michael Baden, current chief forensic pathologist
for the New York State Police; former Chief
Medical Examiner, NYC; host, HBO’s
Autopsy

“Wiehl exposes the malevolent side of power in this murderous thriller. A harrowing tale ripped from the headlines!”

—Catherine Crier, former judge,
journalist, and best-selling author

“A real thrill ride! Filled with twists and turns you won’t see coming.”

—Rita Crosby, Emmy award-winning
TV personality (formerly with MSNBC)

“An incredible read. The story grips you from the get-go and reveals a stunning look at what happens when crime and the media meet head-on!”

—Nancy Grace, CNN anchor and
former prosecutor

“Feels fresher than today’s headline story. One of the best suspense novels of 2009.”

—Sean Hannity, FOX anchor

“Three smart women crack the big cases! Makes perfect sense to me. This book blew me away!”

— Jeanine Pirro, former DA; hosts The CW’s
daytime court television reality show
Judge Jeanine Pirro

“Lis Wiehl has done it again! I’m a big fan of her nonfiction books and now the multitalented Wiehl lets loose with this juicy political mystery! A fine mixture of all this savvy commentator has to offer . . . including politics, law, friendship, and even motherhood! Lis is a quadruple threat in my book!”

—Hannah Storm, ESPN; former CBS anchor

Other Novels by Lis Wiehl with April Henry

Face of Betrayal
Hand of Fate

HEART OF
ICE

A Triple Threat Novel

LIS WIEHL
with
APRIL HENRY

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Published in Nashville, Tennessee by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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Publisher’s Note: This novel is a work of fiction. The events in this novel are inspired by actual events, but all characters are entirely fictional.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wiehl, Lis W.
   Heart of ice : a triple threat novel / Lis Wiehl with April Henry.
      p. cm. — (Triple threat series ; 3)
   ISBN 978-1-59554-707-1 (hard cover)
   1.Womenserialmurderers—Fiction.2.Womenjournalists—   Fiction.3.Publicprosecutors—
   Fiction. 4. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. I. Henry, April. II.    Title.
   PS3623.I382H43 2011
   813’.6—dc22
   2010036805

Printed in the United States of America
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For the wonderful followers of Allison, Nicole, and Cassidy, especially Miss Margaret Ralston of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who said the Triple Threat books got her through the “terrible pain” of a broken wrist. And for Dani and Jacob.

“The air around him seemed to buzz, and the eye contact he made with me was so direct and intense that I wondered if I had ever really looked anybody in the eye before.”