Rick Gangraw Among the Best

If lately you have been utterly gripped by the approach an author uses to describe a blistery scene until you could feel the very cold right down to your bones if dynamic interaction between characters was so suspenseful that no matter how hard you tried, you could not decipher who the killer was until right at the very conclusion of the narrative, you were probably reading “Secrets in the Ice,” by Rick Gangraw.

Many readers are so captivated by Rick Gangraw’s current novel that they wait with unabated anticipation for his next spine twisting tale. If you think “Secrets in the Ice,” is just another mystery novel that you can casually read as time allows many readers find out they are mistaken.

Mystery aficionados love “Secrets in the Ice,” and Gangraw has certainly gained himself an impressive following. In fact, he was awarded the much-coveted 2011 Royal Palm Literary Award for an Unpublished-Mystery novel due to his work on this very novel.

Rick Gangraw may not seem like your typical mystery writer. He is a family man who resides on the East coast of Florida. In addition, he loves spending time at his family’s retreat in a cabin on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Gangraw is a well-traveled individual with more than 26 different countries under his belt. Furthermore, he has nearly visited every state in the United States. When his mind is not engrossed in writing his latest mystery novel, Rick enjoys diving into his family history, hiking, sports, camping, and kayaking.

Secrets in the Ice by Rick Gangraw

“Secrets in the Ice,” has a scenario that induces fear, suspense, inquisitiveness, mystery, and thrills. The novel stars a couple, Paul and Lisa, who endeavors on a romantic escape at a lakeside cabin in Michigan. They are startled when they come upon a dead body in the lake.

The dreadful discovery takes Paul and Lisa on a number of dealings when the community inhabitants have a sneaking suspicion that the dewy-eyed couple is the killers. Following the unearthing of a subsequent death in the lake, the two become resolute to find out who, or what is responsible for the mysterious deaths.

With the assistance of a keen librarian and her boyfriend, they eventually discover that the recent deaths seem to be connected to an unanswered 24-year double murder in the identical lake. With their ingenuity, the couple embarks upon putting the pieces together to disentangle the murder mystery. The book continues with a spellbinding labyrinth of clues, twists, and turns, that has readers on the edge of their seat until the novel is finished.

Rick Gangraw Believes

Rick Gangraw believes that mystery novels should be attention-grabbing and absorbing. It should engross the reader to the point that the reader wants to solve the mystery. Whether it is following the escapades of the central character, discerning who the antagonist is, or plunking all the clues together, a proactive mystery persuades the active involvement of the person who reads it.

Without a doubt, Rick Gangraw has managed to “capture the reader” with his mystery novel “Secrets in the Ice.” When each adjacent clue leads to another, and another, or perhaps to a dead-end, the reader is carried off into a world that is stimulating in every possible way.