Ice In His Veins: A Nicky D'Amico Mystery (Paperback)

by Chuck Zito (Author)
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"Zito, who has worked in theaters for years, fills his story with snappy dialog and a good plot. For most collections, especially where gay and lesbian mysteries are popular"

Product Description
After a disastrous stint as stage manager at a Catholic college, Nicky D'Amico moves back to New York to get his life in order. The good Company's all-male production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is a little unorthodox, but he's thrilled about working with some of his old college friends.

This midwinter production of Dream soon becomes a nightmare when one of the actors is found dead behind the theater. It's clear that the murderer is someone with the production–one of them!

The show must go on, but with someone hiding liquor bottles all over the set, more than one diva with an untrustworthy entourage, and two cute guys vying for his affections, Nicky has his hands full. Everyone is a suspect, and Nicky must figure out who the killer is–before it's curtains for another cast member.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738710385
• ISBN-13: 978-0738710389
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #425,191 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT!!, August 17, 2007

By	Melissa Attebery (New York, New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As in all great series, it's all about the characters. And in Zito's second installment of the Nicky D'Amico series, he has fully delivered on my desire for more insight into my new favorite characters: Nicky, Paolo and Roger. With all due respect to Nicky, who remains the one with whom I can identify (even more so in this book, due to the unabashed sharing of his fantasies and vulnerabilities), I was dying for the return of Paolo, whose unbridled passion, energy and opinionated attitude often offends people and gets him into trouble, but earns him a lot of my respect (and my envy) for his ability to unapologetically be himself. If you're looking for some excitement, I highly recommend these books. Think you're not a mystery fan? You'll fall in love with the characters and you won't even notice!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud Funny, September 9, 2007

By	Neil S. Plakcy "Neil Plakcy" (Hollywood, FL) - See all my reviews

ICE IN HIS VEINS is the second Nicky D'Amico mystery from Chuck Zito. Theatrical stage manager Nicky has returned to New York City and been roped into stage-managing for a group of college friends who are putting on an all-male production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

When one of his oldest friends turns up dead, with an icicle protruding from a bloody wound, Nicky has to figure out who dunnit in order to keep the show going on-- and to clear his two potential suitors from suspicion. Zito's in control of both his plot and his humor here, which is often laugh-out-loud funny.

Neil Plakcy, author of Mahu Surfer: A Hawaiian Mystery (An Alyson Mystery)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Standing Ovation!, August 7, 2007

By	Rebecca Basham (Trenton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Who knew gay mystery was a genre? I didn't until I happened upon Zito's Habit for Death and then waited, and waited for his second act, Ice in His Veins. Bravo! It was defintely worth the wait. As a playwright, I was bowled over by his lethal perceptions of theater people, and his characterizations of the crazy, the obsessed and the downright normal infused with dry wit, humor and a spot on instinct for delicious dialogue. Not to mention the excellent foils Zito created between his characters and Shakespeare's misadventurers. In addition, it was more than refreshing to read a gay novel where the gayness of the characters isn't under a microscope, but it just the average, everyday machinations of a theater and a community. This is a must have novel for anyone who is interested in theater, a splendid mystery that holds until the reveal, or someone looking for a fantastic read.