Home of the Jayne & Steelie Mysteries
Who: Jayne Hall and Steelie Lander, forensic anthropologists
What: Agency 32/1
Where: Los Angeles, California
When: 2005
How: Profiling missing persons to aid their identification when found, dead or alive
Why: Because they give a shit.
FREEZING (2011)
Reviews
"This impressive mystery debut rests on a fascinating real-life premise...[a] remarkably detailed exploration of a heartbreakingly sad but strangely humanizing calling that places its practitioners 'halfway between the living and the dead, helping to work a link that transcended time and space'... one of the most promising new crime series to appear this year." - Booklist
"Koff's intriguing mystery debut introduces two strong women [who] do forensic profiles of missing persons...[Koff] paints a vivid picture of the effect of those losses on victims' loved ones. The costs are heavy for those who try to help, but so are the rewards...Readers will look forward to the sequel." - Publishers Weekly
"Koff has written a procedural with emotional depth...[she] fills her debut thriller with fascinating true-to-life forensic details [and] steadily builds the suspense to the climactic twist ...Readers who enjoy Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs won't want to miss this."
- Library Journal
"Freezing is an intricately plotted thriller rich with fascinating forensic details only a pro could deliver. A great debut." - Jonathan Kellerman
"Koff's intriguing mystery debut introduces two strong women [who] do forensic profiles of missing persons...[Koff] paints a vivid picture of the effect of those losses on victims' loved ones. The costs are heavy for those who try to help, but so are the rewards...Readers will look forward to the sequel." - Publishers Weekly
"Koff has written a procedural with emotional depth...[she] fills her debut thriller with fascinating true-to-life forensic details [and] steadily builds the suspense to the climactic twist ...Readers who enjoy Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs won't want to miss this."
- Library Journal
"Freezing is an intricately plotted thriller rich with fascinating forensic details only a pro could deliver. A great debut." - Jonathan Kellerman
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Official publication dates for FREEZING, the first book in the Jayne and Steelie Mystery Series:
From Severn House Publishers:
From Editions Heloise d'Ormesson:
- United Kingdom hardcover edition - August 25, 2011
- Australia hardcover edition - August 25, 2011
- New Zealand hardcover edition - August 25, 2011
- United States hardcover edition - December 1, 2011
- Kindle edition - April 1, 2012
- NOOK edition - April 1, 2012
- United Kingdom paperback edition - April 27, 2012
- Non-UK paperback editions - Spring/Summer 2012
From Editions Heloise d'Ormesson:
- French translation - coming soon
© 2012 Clea Koff
