The Winter Girls: A totally gripping crime thriller
by Roger Stelljes Roger Stelljes
Gazing out the cabin window at the raging blizzard, fear suddenly floods through her as she feels a stranger's hand clamp across her mouth. No one can hear her stifled screams as she is dragged from the couch by the fire out into the snow.
When seventeen-year-old Savannah Devenish vanishes from her family's remote vacation cabin in Minnesota, FBI Agent Tori Hunter races along treacherous icy roads to be first on the scene. Savannah's parents are frantic with worry for their beautiful, carefree girl. Haunted by memories of her own missing sister, Tori vows to do whatever it takes to reunite this family.
When the police uncover that Savannah's father Jacob was having an affair, they suspect his involvement, but Tori is convinced his despair is genuine. Her close relationship with the chief detective means the team won't listen, so Tori strikes off alone, persuading Savannah's distraught best friends to share their secrets. It seems this 'good girl' was sneaking out to parties to meet up with a mysterious man…
Then another teenager is snatched from the street, snowy footprints and a discarded hot chocolate cup the last trace of her. The girls are the same age, strikingly pale and blonde. Is a twisted collector stealing them away? And what chance is there that they are being kept alive?
With a deadly snowstorm closing in, Tori battles the elements—and her own team—as she follows the trail to an abandoned cabin by a frozen lake. In the basement are bedrooms filled with clothes for teenage girls. Tori was too late to save her own missing sister twenty years ago, but can she find these girls before they disappear forever?
An utterly addictive and twisty crime thriller that will have your eyes glued to the pages and your heart in your mouth. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Robert Dugoni and Tess Gerritsen won't be able to put this down.
Read what everyone's saying about The Winter Girls:
"Hang on to your seat… adrenaline-fuelled thrill ride… will keep you riveted and reading till the early hours… Fabulous… LOVED IT… highly recommend… definite 5 star read for me." NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Had me hooked from the very beginning… grab you by the throat and don't let you go till the very end… An edge-of-your-seat thriller! I found myself yelling "run, run!" and breathing so fast, I thought I was going to pass out!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Trust me—you do not want to miss it!..…
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Roger Stelljes is the acclaimed New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of pulse-pounding murder mystery and suspense novels, including the Tori Hunter and McRyan Mystery Series. Roger's crime thrillers are noted for their fast-paced, yet intricate plots filled with layered and complex characters. Roger started his first novel in July 2002 while on vacation in Minnesota's Brainerd Lakes area and has been writing ever since. His debut book, The St. Paul Conspiracy, was nominated in genre fiction for the Minnesota Book Awards along with finalists Brian Freeman and William Kent Krueger. With his follow-up, Deadly Stillwater, where Vince Flynn hailed Roger as a "powerful new thriller voice", he won the Midwest Independent Book Publishers award for commercial fiction. Born and raised in Minnesota, Roger still lives there with his family. In addition to his work as an author, Roger is a partner in his law firm. Roger is an avid sports enthusiast and enjoys spending time outdoors boating, attending hockey games, and honing his golf game.