Chill Factor by Sandra Brown is a gripping thriller set in a North Carolina mountain town where a serial killer is on the loose, targeting women. The story revolves around Lily, a recently divorced woman trapped in a cabin during a snowstorm with a man who might be the killer. As the blizzard intensifies, suspicions rise, and the race against time to survive becomes intertwined with unraveling the mystery of the missing women. The narrative features multiple plot twists, well-developed characters, and a mix of suspense, romance, and psychological tension that keeps readers hooked until the very end.

Characters:

The characters are complex, including a strong female lead and a rugged hero, alongside a cast of supporting characters that enhance the narrative.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is engaging with polished prose and suspenseful dialogue that draws readers in, complemented by good pacing.

Plot/Storyline:

The story revolves around disappearances in a small town, leading to a tense dynamic between the protagonist and a suspect, enhanced by unexpected twists.

Setting:

Set in a remote North Carolina mountain town, the story utilizes a blizzard as a critical element that isolates characters and intensifies the plot.

Pacing:

The pacing is fast and keeps readers engaged, with gradual tension build-up interspersed with action.

Little more than a shallow bowl gouged out of unyielding earth, the grave had been dug for Millicent Gunn—age eighteen, short brown hair, delicate build, five feet four inches tall, reported missing a...

Notes:

The novel is set in the small town of Clearly, North Carolina, where five women have mysteriously disappeared.

Each abduction is marked by a blue ribbon left at the scenes.

Lilly Martin, the main character, is recently divorced from Dutch Burton, the town's police chief.

The story involves a severe snowstorm trapping Lilly and a man named Ben Tierney in her mountain cabin.

Ben Tierney is a journalist with a past connection to Lilly and is also suspected of being a serial killer.

The plot is filled with twists and red herrings that keep the reader guessing about the true identity of the killer until the end.

Despite being a romantic suspense novel, the romance subplot is less pronounced compared to the thriller aspects of the story.

The novel explores themes of trust, isolation, and survival in the face of danger.

Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings

The book includes themes of violence, kidnapping, and emotional trauma, which may be triggering for some readers.

Has Romance?

There is a medium level of romance which is complemented by suspense elements, although some readers find the balance between romance and suspense uneven.

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From The Publisher:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes a suspense novel about a woman trapped in a remote cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.

Five women are missing from the sleepy mountain town of Cleary, North Carolina, and a blue ribbon has been left near where each woman was last seen. Lilly Martin has returned to Cleary to close the sale of her cabin. But when her car skids and strikes a stranger, Ben Tierney, as he emerges from the woods, they've no choice but to wait out a brutal blizzard in the cabin. And as the hours of their confinement mount, Lilly wonders if the greater threat to her safety isn't the storm, but the stranger beside her....

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fimbud315

It Was OK

8 months

I generally liked this book but it was quite similar to [b:Mean Streak|20454672|Mean Streak|Sandra Brown|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399916694s/20454672.jpg|32042085] which I read before, mostly because of the weather factor in the story. In both books the main characters have to deal with the snow storm and they are forced to stay in a distant cabin because of the weather condition. I can't say I remember a lot from [b:Mean Streak|20454672|Mean Streak|Sandra Brown|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1399916694s/20454672.jpg|32042085] but I think I have noticed some other similarities between the books. In both of them we have a hero who is a bit mysterious and who can be a possible killer. And in both of them the heroine is somehow involved with the other man who is also a part of the story.

Well, that's a lot! But I still liked this story. However, I was a bit disappointed with the explanation of Tierney's involvement, why is he making a secret of his motives?

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Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-two New York Times bestsellers, has published over eighty novels, and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-five languages. Four books have been adapted for film. She lives in Texas.

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Chill Factor

Sandra Brown