Iceman

Jack Eichord #4

by Rex Miller

In a steamy city, murder has never before been so icy. And as the toll of unsuspecting victims continues to climb, the search is on for the cold‑blooded killer. Jack Eichord, serial‑murder detective, is out to melt the man with the murder machine, but Jake’s following an elusive trail of victims assaulted in the most horrific way . . . and time is running out for him . . .

Genres: Horror, Fiction, Thriller

228 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

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Rex Miller Spangberg was a DJ and horror novelist, best known for his "Detective Jack Eichord" books.

Reviews

[Manny Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rex Miller was practically a transgressive, almost underground writer who found popularity with mainstream readers. A lot of writers liked and praised him, so perhaps he was more a writer's writer. He used the outline of standard crime/serial killer fiction, but deconstructed the framework so that his novels became more than detective procedurals. They are a whole other thing, a little crazy, hazy and frazzled. Violent, vulgar, shocking. Sometimes the narrative can be messy, but that's just the writer putting you exactly where the main characters are, mentally. This is a strange, and transgressive book, from an era when books got away with saying anything without the fear of hurting anyone's feelings or setting off triggers. This is from an era before trigger-warnings, where anything and everything considered taboo was presented for shock value. This is a book about serial killers. There's detective work, there are gross scenes of torture and murder, but as stated, the book does not obey standard rules for crime writing.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

it mentions Thomas Harris on the blurb for this book...and yes it maybe has shades of Hannibal but this is a far more pulpy tome and none the worse for that.
Jack Eichord did appear in Slob as the cop hunting the protagonist and book wise both creations met again...but also underwent their own literary adventures..as such this is an Eichord rather than Chaingang novel.
In many ways this is for the best and it's not just a rehash of the same old backstory..in this one we have a fresh serial killer with a fresh history which is every bit as gruesome as Chaingangs.
The Iceman of the book is less comic book than Miller's other creation yet the Gore and general grimness is in honesty...just as in your face as in the other Miller novels I have read.
As a bit of grim fun this book excels.

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this a long time ago. What I do remember is that it's pretty violent, gory & a "great" read! This is part of the "Chaingang" series. "Slob" being # 1 in the series, is a hard one to find.

[Linda Branham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Violent and aggressive. Not really my style. I agree with the other person who wrote a review - it jumps around a lot
But the story was okay

[Tonya Warner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really do not like the jumping around writing style, bur overall, an OK story. Violent, agressive action.

[Kiani Delahoia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read, Philip Carlo's greatest works. May he rest in piece.