Frozen Past [Kindle Edition]

Richard C Hale (Author)

Book Description

Praise for Amazon best-selling author Richard C Hale and his novel Frozen Past:

** "Hale captures emotion, seemingly effortlessly, and in turn this created reactions from me. During this read, I experienced a spectrum of emotion - anger, fear, and heartbreak to name a few. I even found myself "talking" to the characters more than once. When an author can elicit these reactions, I consider this a true talent." ~ Carolyn Arnold, Author of the Amazon best-selling Novel Ties That Bind

** "Mr. Hale's first thriller, NEAR DEATH, was an excellent debut novel but with FROZEN PAST, he's bounded to a new level of mystery and suspense. Don't let this one pass you by." ~ Chuck Barrett, AmazonBest-Selling Author of The SavannahProject and The Toymaker




Frozen Past - A Thriller


Luke is only fourteen. Eliana is his whole world and for a fourteen year old, the burden is immense. You see, Eliana is being stalked. Stalked by a madman who wants nothing more than to see her dead. The madman knows things that no one should know and sees things that no one should see. He tells them if they say a word to anyone, they will both die. And Luke can't let that happen.

Eliana's past is catching up with her and Luke must do anything to save her. Anything.


** "Richard Hale has the gift, to take you captivated from, page 1, until, you have run to the end, because, you couldn't bear to put it down." Lmartini


~ Be sure to read NEAR DEATH, Richard's debut novel. ~ For Jake Townsend, the loss was shattering. And every night for the past two years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The moonless night. The piercing screams. The horrific crash. The night his wife was taken from him. The last time he saw her alive.
He needs to speak with her. He may have found a way.

~~ Follow Richard on Twitter (@Richard_C_Hale)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Richard C Hale has worn many hats in his lifetime including Greens Keeper, Bartender, Musician, Respiratory Therapist, and Veteran Air Traffic Controller. You can usually find him controlling Air Traffic over the skies of the Southeastern U.S. where he lives with his wife and children.

Product Details

• File Size: 530 KB
• Print Length: 318 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Three Thirty A.M. Publishing (March 5, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007HETCU6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,556 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #36 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Men's Adventure

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

55 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining all around! March 26, 2012

By Eager Reader

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is the first Richard Hale novel I've read, and I've found a new author. Along with my favorite NY Times Best-Selling authors, I will check out Hale's other novels and look forward to future releases.

Not normally a person drawn to the young adult genre, I wasn't sure what I would think of this book. But don't let the book blurb fool you. This is a thriller, through and through.

The story is told through multiple viewpoints - the teenagers Luke and Ellie, the killer and the police detective Jaxon Jennings.

When it comes to the teenagers, and their group of friends, Hale did an excellent job in capturing the essence of being that age. It's as if he were that age just yesterday the way he has them interact and think.

The book starts out with an arranged meeting for a snowball fight between neighborhood teen boys, but Hale's writing voice pulled me through. It didn't take long for a gruesome discovery, which cut the game short. From this point, he really had me.

The killer is one twisted, and sick man with his affection set on young kids. He lures them by whispering out from bushes, also covered from the darkness of night "help me" - creepy. With more deaths, and more gruesome findings, the kids still think they can handle things on their own. Even, when Luke and Ellie are befriended by a strange man on Facebook, who is obviously the killer, they believe they can handle the situation.

In the meantime, with the bodies of young boys being discovered, Detective Jaxon Jennings and his partner Sally are assigned the case. It seems whenever they turn around Luke and his friends are somehow connected with the findings, but with nothing concrete tying them to the crimes. This leads the detectives, eventually, to seek help from the FBI, which results in the involvement of Jennings' ex-wife.

Hale created a believable and unique character in Detective Jaxon Jennings. He's not the cookie-cutter, cardboard model - obsessed with his career, single or going through a rough divorce, or divorced because of the job. Jennings, although, a good cop at heart, is broken. His past pushes him to the bottle to numb any feelings he has, and proves to be something he needs to work on if he's going to solve the case. I loved how Hale weaved Jennings' past into the plot of this book. (You'll have to read the book to find out what this is.)

Hale captures emotion, seemingly effortlessly, and in turn this created reactions from me. During this read, I experienced a spectrum of emotion - anger, fear, and heartbreak to name a few. I even found myself "talking" to the characters more than once. When an author can elicit these reactions, I consider this a true talent.

With unexpected turns at every corner, and an extra twist at the end, I will definitely revisit another Hale novel. Although, I had a hard time deciding who my favorite character was, I would like to see more of Jennings and his partner moving forward.

67 of 77 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Frozen Past-spoiler alert of violence May 17, 2012

By karbie

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

While this book appears at the beginning to be told from the viewpoints of young teens, I don't think I would have gotten it if I had realized just how violent and disturbing this book is. As you proceed, there are adult voices as well, police procedures and evil. the first death is that of Ellie's dog, who is found headless in the snow. A group of 13 year old kids begin to receive taunting e-mails from the person who killed the animal. The mistake was thinking that everything was being done by another teen.
The author writes a well paced, taut suspense novel but despite the young characters, this is not a book children should be reading. If it were a film, it would get an R-rating for violence. Revenge murders, kidnapping, torture made all too real by the author. I wish that I had never bought it or read it.

42 of 49 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Holy CRAP~!+!~!~!~! August 9, 2012

By lkh

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I admit that I could not put this book down, but I should have deleted it from my KINDLE and quit reading it way before the ending. TOO MUCH violence!!!! I had bad dreams last night and still finished the stupid story this morning. I love books that I can't predict what is going to happen or how the book will end but this book was soooo gruesome!! No way could I predict how this one would end and yes I was shocked!! It's scary to me that an author can even come up with a story so horrific~

More About the Author

Richard C Hale has worn many hats in his lifetime including Greens Keeper, Bartender, Musician, Respiratory Therapist, and Veteran Air Traffic Controller. You can usually find him controlling Air Traffic over the skies of the Southeastern U.S. where he lives with his wife and children.

Amazon Author Rankbeta 

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#94 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals

#94 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Mystery & Thrillers > Police Procedurals