Lucinda has been found murdered on the carousel at the park. We become involved through Cameron, Jade & Russ. Each has their own story, but all are encompassed with each other. It was so exciting to try to figure out who did the murder, but there are some very intricate lives written about. Very good book. ( )

Girl in Snow A Novel by Danya Kukafka published by Simon & Schuster is a must read for anyone who is in need of a great mystery to read this summer! I was lucky enough to receive an ARC so thank you to Negalley the author and the publishing company. While this is not a 5 star read for me it is a solid 4. The story is centered around a murder of a young girl. Although it reads like a mystery I think the way the author sets up the chapters it is also an in-depth look at the three people from her town whose points of views the story is told from. Jade the insecure girl who hates Lucinda Hayes. Cameron the guy who “watched “ her, and Russ the cop who has his own turmoil that unravels throughout the story who wants nothing more than to bring a killer to justice.
Although this book is strongly based around the murder of this young girl it is also important to talk about how this small-town deal with death grieves the passing of this young girl and ultimately passes blame. The ending and the actual killer is a big shocker and after the first twenty percent this book goes real fast! ( )

A thought-provoking and interesting character driven story with a more of a YA feel than thriller but nonetheless a worthy read from a promising new author. ( )

This is a good debut novel and I look forward to reading more from the author.
The story takes place in a small Colorado town and revolves around the murder of a teenage girl.
It is told in 3 different voices, Russ, Cameron and Jade, all misfits in their own rights with very different personalities.
Each of them had a connection to the murder victim, Lucinda and the story follows how the death of this girl has effected each of them.
Lucinda could have been killed by anyone in her small suburb, but as more backstory is revealed through the eyes of different narrators, the identity of the murderer becomes inevitable.
The book really suck you into their stories, wondering where it's all going to go as their secrets are revealed.
The book starts out on a suspense novel with a gruesome death at the beginning but it is more about the characters themselves and the insights, discoveries, loss, finger pointing, betrayal and raw human emotion as opposed to a crime thriller or a whodunits.
It is quite slow-paced but it is worth sticking with it, even if its not quite the story you imagined. ( )

This is a psychological thriller focusing on three characters, Cameron, Jade, and Russ. Cameron is an awkward 15 year old who adored Lucinda, the murdered "girl in the snow." He worshiped her from afar, and could perhaps even be described as Lucinda's stalker. After Lucinda's death, some of his actions become known, and he finds himself a murder suspect.

Jade is a 17 year old Goth girl, also an outsider. She has reasons to hate Lucinda, but she also has knowledge that Cameron was not the murderer. Russ is the policeman who is investigating the murder. He is the former partner of Cameron's father who had been involved in a huge police scandal years before and who is no longer in the picture.

The characters in this novel are very well-drawn. Then plotting is very good and plausible, although the discovery of the murderer and solving of the crime were not particularly original or surprising, which may be a good thing.

3 stars ( )