Review: Easy to feel the icy coldness-Dysfunctional in Fargo
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2013
This book starts off with the heroine committing an act of vandalism that I found mightily distasteful, and there were several other instances of questionable activity a short while later that bothered my sense of right and wrong.  I am glad I stuck with the book though because soon enough I was enchanted by the quirky story and caught up in the mystery.Many of the characters are not particularly likable, but I could relate easily to most of them and their various dysfunctions.  Ellie grew on me as the story progressed.  I particularly enjoyed the connection she shared with her cantankerous grandfather; plenty of times I laughed out loud at his zingers.With its well-constructed storyline that kept the clues and the questions coming in an ever-escalating dance of synchronicity, I thought several times I had figured out the culprit in the story, but I was wrong every time.The setting of Fargo in dead winter added to the allure of this novel for me.  It was easy to feel the icy coldness, and I often had the impression that the frigid weather was like another character; at odd times either helping or hindering Ellie's efforts to solve the mystery.  Ellie remained steadfast, fearlessly protecting those she holds dear; ever undaunted on her mission to expose the guilty and bring justice to the wronged.Reviewed by Laurie-J