Jack Frost

Jack Stratton #7

by Christopher Greyson

What do you get when you mix Agatha Christie's masterpiece And Then There Were None with the blockbuster television show Survivor? JACK FROST!

Jack has a new assignment: to investigate the suspicious death of a soundman on the hit TV show Planet Survival. Jack goes undercover as a security agent where the show is filming on nearby Mount Minuit. Soon trapped on the treacherous peak by a blizzard, a mysterious killer continues to stalk the cast and crew of Planet Survival. What started out as a game is now a deadly competition for survival. As the temperature drops and the body count rises, what will get them first? The mountain or the killer?

A page-turning avalanche of excitement from cover to cover.

Jack Frost is part of the Detective Jack Stratton Mystery-Thriller Series, which has over 5,000 five-star reviews and one million readers and counting. If you love a page-turning thriller with mystery, humor, and a dash of romance, pick up Jack Frost today!

Look for other standalone novels by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Christopher Greyson featuring leading man Detective Jack Stratton. These books can be read in any order:

And Then She Was Gone (Prequel)
Girl Jacked
Jack Knifed
Jacks Are Wild
Jack and the Giant Killer
Data Jack
Jack of Hearts
Jack Frost

Also by Christopher Greyson:
Psychological Thriller
The Girl Who Lived

Epic Fantasy
Pure of Heart

Christopher Greyson's novel weaves a tale full of mystery, action and suspense with laugh-out-loud humor and sizzling romance. His unique stories and no-nonsense style of writing will take you on a page-turning roller coaster ride of emotions right up until the very end. Please visit ChristopherGreyson.com and find out more about your favorite characters, giveaways, and updates on new book releases.

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Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Detective

255 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 19, 2018

About the author

My name is Christopher Greyson, and I am a storyteller.

Since I was a little boy, I have dreamt of what mystery was around the next corner, or what quest lay over the hill. If I couldn’t find an adventure, one usually found me, and now I weave those tales into my stories. I am blessed to have written over twenty novels.

My love for tales of mystery and adventure began with my grandfather, a decorated World War I hero. I will never forget being introduced to his friend, a WWI pilot who flew across the skies at the same time as the feared, legendary Red Baron. My love of reading and storytelling eventually led me to write and it’s the best job I’ve ever had.

I love to hear from my readers. Please visit ChristopherGreyson.com, where you can become a preferred reader, download an exclusive Jack Stratton mystery, and receive advanced notifications of book releases and more! Please follow Detective Jack Stratton on Twitter @chris_greyson and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherG.... Thank you for reading my novels. I hope my stories have brightened your day.

Sincerely,

Christopher Greyson

Reviews

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

The bigger the danger, the greater the odds, the more blistering the drama, reality shows are big money, but when a suspicious death occurs on the snow-covered Mount Minuit, Jack Stratton and his fiancé and partner, Alice are called in to investigate what really happened. Was the death a freak accident, or was it murder? While Jack goes undercover as a member of the film crew, Alice is left grounded working behind the scenes from the comfort of their warm and dry apartment.

Meanwhile, Alice calls on a beautiful, yet deadly mercenary friend to uncover what really happened the day her parents were killed in a hit-and-run accident. Is accident the wrong word? Were their deaths intentional? Why?

As bad luck or planned disasters plague the shooting of Planet Survival, Jack will find himself with caught up in a deadly game of survival, himself as Alice gets one step closer to the identity of the monster who killed her family.

JACK FROST by Christopher Greyson is a mystery lover’s delight. With more twists and plot turns than an Olympic ski trail, this easy-reading, action-packed tale will keep readers guessing at what will happen next! Brilliant characters, many that are completely unlikable will each look guilty at one point or another and who can be trusted will change with the weather.

As Alice enlists the neighbor lady to help with show details, Kiku uses her special talents to unearth the answers Alice seeks.

Christopher Greyson’s style is easy to read, easy to get lost in and easy to believe as we go behind the scenes for a reality check on “reality entertainment.” Will I be reading more about Jack and Alice? No mystery there, the answer is yes!

I received a complimentary ARC edition from Greyson Media!

Series: Jack Stratton Mystery Thriller
Publisher: Greyson Media (April 19, 2018)
Publication Date: April 19, 2018
Genre: Mystery | Thriller
Print Length: 326 pages
Available from: Amazon
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[Monnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read and enjoyed two other books by this author - one a standalone ("The Girl Who Lived") and the other "Jack of Hearts," another in this series featuring private investigator and bounty hunter Jack Stratton. When I got a chance to read an advance copy of this one, saying yes was a no-brainer. Am I glad I did? You betcha; in fact, it's my favorite.

Some things have changed a bit, most notably that Jack and his fellow investigator, Alice, are now engaged to be married - though they haven't yet set a date. Alice is still grieving the years-ago loss of her parents in an auto hit-and-run; to help, she's asked a mercenary friend, Kiku, to try and track him down. Meanwhile, Jack is asked to get to the bottom of a suspicious death on the set of "Planet Survival," a popular realilty show. Jack decides the best way to go is undercover - the current show is being filmed atop Minuit Mountain in the middle of winter. Alice isn't happy about having to stay home, but the producer insists she can't add more than one person to the crew without causing undue notice.

Jack and the producer win out, leaving Alice to handle research chores, the progress of Kiku's investigation of her parents' death and taking care of Lady, Jack's gigantic King Shepherd. Actually, that was fine with me; Jack may be smitten, but I didn't much care for her from the git-go. And here, when Jack learns that she wants him to call her "darling" because that's what Jack's dad calls his mom, I actually hoped she'd defy orders, climb the mountain and get buried in an avalanche like the crew member whose death is being looked into.

But for better or worse, she's never in much danger. The same can't be said, though, for Jack. Up on that snowy mountain, Murphy's Law is not only alive, but well; what can go wrong does - and then some. From the initial gondola ride to the lodge, when Jack sees as rock painted with an Iroquois symbol for death, the action is pretty much nonstop. A killer blizzard - literally - keeps everyone chilling out in the dark as dead bodies start piling up. Clearly, someone's on a spree; can Jack find out who it is before everyone gets frosted?

The ending thrills, chills and brings a few surprises, making for an exciting read. Now I'll be eagerly awaiting the next installment (which the author says will be titled "Jack of Diamonds"). Bring it on!

[Bonnye Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

GNab Jack Frost is one of a series about ex-military ex-police private detective Jack Stratton and his fiancee Alice Campbell, but this novel is completely stand alone. And an excellent mystery it is. Jack and Alice take on an investigation for a small private insurance company. If they can sign on this company for coverage of all of their investigative needs, it will be a great start for the private security company they hope will support their soon to be newly married life. Coverage that is in question is that of the cast and crew of a reality TV show, currently filming on an isolated mountain top as the show completes programing that was delayed by the death of a crew member in an avalanche. Alice is a computer whiz and remains in town, much against her will, while Jack accompanies the cast and small crew to the top of Mount Minuit. With the help of their landlady, Alice delves into the background of all of the crewmembers of Planet Survival, while Jack attempts to keep crew members alive as someone begins culling them one at a time as the weather closes in on the mountain. And just as things are looking a little more promising, two massive weather fronts collide over the mountain, forming a two headed snake of a blizzard that isolates the cast and crew completely and cuts all communications with the flatlands below. Will Jack be able to identify and isolate the killer before everyone is dead? And will Alice be able to keep to the apartment doing her job after communication is lost with Jack, or will she head up Mount Minuit despite her lack of mountaineering experience?

This was a excellent tale, told well. I am happy to recommend to friends and family. Christopher Greyson writes a tight, well planned story with interesting people. Christopher Greyson is an author I will follow.

I received a free electronic copy of this mystery novel from Netgalley, Christopher Greyson, and Greyson Media Associates in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.
pub date April 19, 2018
rec April 8
Greyson Media Associates

[Maranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack Stratton experiences more than Frost"NIPPING AT HIS NOSE! Going undercover to investigate an insurance tragedy; Jack finds himself running from EXPLOSIONS, AVALANCHES, and a KILLER. Posing as a gofer on a reality TV production of "Planet Survival" Jack must struggle with the blizzard weather, hidden agendas and the isolation from civilization. Alice, Jack's fiancee is left at home to work evidence but is also seeking answers to an ancient accident that took the lives of her family. Two mysteries to enjoy along with these heartfelt characters. "A copy of this book was provided by author via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Reviews here are my honest opinion."

[Ken Hulse · Rating 2 out of 5]

tedious nonsense. This guy is supposedly a veteran (as I am) and a former cop ( I represented cops in my legal career) but he has none of the attributes really of either. this is almost like an agatha christie novel with tons of characters, tons of red herring clues, and an ending that had no basis in the facts we are given. I had to struggle to finish and frankly it was a waste of time. I appreciate good writers (leCarre, martin cruz smith, alice hoffman etc) but this is a grade b move nonsense. I can't understand how this kind of stuff can be best seller material.

[Jacqui · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christopher Greyson's Jack Frost (Greyson Media 2018) is the next in the Jack Stratton Mystery Thriller series, is a fast-moving story about murder in the movie industry. Jack Stratton, working for the insurance company that's ensuring the TV production, goes undercover to ferret out if the death of two show people was a coincidence--nothing more than bad luck--or murder. The setting is a treacherous mountain, setting for an extreme survival show, that gets even more treacherous when a deadly storm hits the mountain while the filming takes place. The crew can't simply hunker down and wait out the bad weather because someone is trying to kill people on this show and they don't care how dangerous the weather is.

Stratton is a clever investigator and co-owner of a security company. While he tries to uncover the murderer from the inside, his girlfriend and company partner uses serious tech skills to unravel the mystery from their office. They make a great team, digging up clues, connecting the dots, and ultimately being the only ones either can rely on.

This is a delightful story, fast-moving, filled with ski jargon and details for those who love that, with the type of character development that makes readers keep turning pages. Why did Jack Frost lose one star? It got a little light at times, a touch above an airport read. That's not bad, just not what I expected. And, I will be reading the next one!

--free from NetGalley for an honest review

[Ariel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up purely because it was a detective mystery set in a blizzard. I've never read any of the other Jack Stratton mysteries before.
That being said, this one was quite engaging. The characters were easy to get into even though I had zero backstory about them. I'll admit I did skip over the chapters that dealt with Alice's dead parents, because I had no idea what they were talking about, and wanted to get back to the juicy bits on the mountain. But I really liked all of the Planet Survival mountain suspense business.

I also didn't figure out the ending until quite late in the game. Also the ending itself was deliciously Lifetime Original Movie dramatic, so that was fun.
All in all, a fun read, and not too much need to go back and read the other 5(?) books in the series.

Small disclaimer: I got this book as an e-arc from Net Galley in exchange for peppering y'all with my honest review. Drink it in.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christopher Greyson's Jack Stratton series continues with JACK FROST, a mystery that takes its cues from Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE and adds a very modern setting by going behind the scenes of a reality show.

The story pulled me in and kept me intrigued as Jack and Alice, in two separate locations, tracked down a killer. Clues and red herrings abound, and the reveal both excited me (I figured it out a two or three chapters before Alice and Jack did) and stunned me (I kept thinking, "No, it can't be," even after all the evidence). And the investigation into the deaths of Alice's family also continues with a huge break and some questions answered.

Most definitely looking forward to the next book in the series. Highly recommended!

I received a copy of JACK FROST from the author through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

[Elizabeth Burton · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s always a little difficult reviewing a book from a series you haven’t previously experienced. On the other hand, it allows one to see how well the author handles backstory without interrupting the flow of the story.

So, Jack Frost is the eighth adventure in Mr. Greyson’s Jack Stratton series about a PI who’s both a veteran suffering from PTSD (a trope that has been popular of late but is coming to border on cliché) and a former police officer. Jack is also an orphan (another popular trope) who spent many of his formative years in foster care, and his fianceé, Alice Campbell, likewise. One of the subplots, which reaches a degree of culmination in this book, is her search for the truth about the accident that wiped out her parents and younger brother.

The book also includes a mysterious Asian woman of dubious career who nevertheless has an unbreakable bond of loyalty to Jack and, by extension, Alice. So, all the standards of what the mainstream publishers seem to consider necessary in current popuar mystery fiction are met. And yes, I am being a bit sarcastic, but only because I find it disappointing talented writers seem to be stuck writing to those criteria instead of developing characters that don’t rely on the same elements over and over.

Anyway, in this tale, Jack is hired by an insurance company to go undercover on Planet Survival, an ultra-challenge reality TV show set on the top of a mountain to find out whether there’s anything nefarious going on. This because one of the crew died in an avalanche, the pilot of the helicopter that allegedly started said avalanche later died in a climbing accident, and now someone is painting threatening graffiti all over the mountainside.

Jack Frost is an entertaining thriller with a well-executed twist ending and an entire school of red herrings. It’s definitely plot-driven, but the characters are well-developed; in some cases, Mr. Greyson takes what could be a stereotype and skillfully adds touches that not only avoid that pitfall but creates someone one wishes had a larger role. He has also achieved the preferred goal of having a series book that, if it’s the first one read, may entice the reader to go back and catch up on history. If you enjoy Clive Custler, you’ll probably enjoy Christopher Greyson as well.

[Diana Kingsbury · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some things make no sense. 

Take me, and cold weather. There isn’t much extra “fluff” on my frame, which means I’ll probably shiver if the smallest breeze picks up. My extremities have less-than-robust circulation, so my fingertips and toes have this annoying little habit of going numb and turning a creepy shade of death whenever it’s chilly outside. And don’t get me started on the thought of jumping into any (unheated) body of water unless the day is over 90 degrees F.

By all rights, then, I should have an aversion to all that is snowy or cold… yet that isn’t the case, at all. Maybe I just revel in being perverse (entirely possible), or proving how tough I am (also believable), but I actually really like that stuff, including reading about and watching it.

So, when Christopher Greyson’s Jack Frost came across my radar, I thought, “A P.I. takes a case on the down-low for a client who produces a popular survivalist reality TV show, and the current season, set high up a treacherous mountain in the middle of blizzard season, is being plagued by freaky accidents and threats? Ok!”… (despite it being part of an ongoing series I’ve never read).

The verdict on this one, though? Oy.

First, the good (or not-so-bad). Jack Frost is certainly an easy read. The main characters—Jack and his business partner/fiancee—are likable enough (although ridiculously young, in their mid- and early-20s, respectively), and Greyson does a decent job fleshing out most of the other players, as well. Of course, the real stars here are the mountain and the weather, and again, the author depicts them with enough skill to give you a good sense of how fraught the situations are. 

But, that’s where the praise ends. Greyson’s writing style is overly-simplistic; this book could easily be shelved in the Young Adult section. (Not that I haven’t read—and enjoyed—some YA books; it’s just that a little more finesse with words and structure would’ve been greatly appreciated.) Jack Frost is also glaringly… innocent, if you will. (Even the most-buttoned-up librarian could feel safe loaning this out to a pre-teen, because not only is there no sex, there’s nothing remotely salacious, and very little saucy language.) I wasn’t prepared for such a thoroughly-sanitized book.



As for the plot, itself? Meh. (At least Greyson doesn’t telegraph the baddie to his readers early on; it took me awhile to work out for sure who was behind all the bad things goin’ on.) My biggest objection—for a couple of reasons—is actually a side plot involving Jack’s fiancee’s past (her parents’ deaths when she was a child, as yet unresolved, in her mind). It’s apparent that this issue has been a factor in previous books, but as a newcomer to the series, it feels like a needless distraction. Worse, though, is the cartoonish (again, ridiculously-young-and-super-hot-but-also-super-lethal) and entirely unbelievable Asian female character that this subplot requires. (In a word? Ugh.)

So, if something that technically isn’t (but nonetheless smacks of) YA—tailored for, oh, 11-year-old girls and maybe 13-year-old boys—is up your alley, Jack Frost might just be your cuppa. This series will get a strong pass from me, in future, though.
~GlamKitty

[Daniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.0 of 5

This is my first foray into the Jack Stratton detective/thriller series. This is the seventh book in the series and the ratings on Goodreads are quite stellar, so I was really looking forward to this.

Jack Stratton is an ex-military, ex-police, private detective. Along with his fiancee Alice Campbell, they run a detective agency which takes them all over the globe. Currently, they are being contracted by a television program called Planet Survival - a Survivor-like 'reality' show. Jack will go undercover as a local hire on wintery Mount Minuit as a crew member. Already a sound man has been killed, and the show has been receiving threats - likely from natives and/or environmentalists who aren't happy that Hollywood has invaded their pristine territory. But of course the show is so successful that postponing production or going elsewhere is completely out of the question. The weather on Mount Minuit is as unpredictable as the killer, and if the killer doesn't get Jack and crew, the weather might.

Despite being the seventh book in a series, this book stands alone nicely. Author Christopher Greyson does a fine job of filling in the necessary background information without slowing down the initial story too much.

The characters were interesting - Jack is, of course the most finely fleshed out, but given their history (ex-military, ex-cop, in-demand PI) it's a bit ridiculous to think that they are really only in their 20's. Still, it's an action/thriller and there's some willing disbelief necessary to buy in to the action.

Early on, Jack has to try to fit in with the crew and prove his value and that he's local. He does this with a snow-mobile race, choosing the most dangerous path, and managing to save his opponent from being beheaded by a recklessly placed wire. Or was it an intentionally placed wire?

I was hooked and interested at this point, and then the book lost me.

As with many thrillers, each step of the way was paved with dangers and each danger had to be more threatening and dangerous than the last. When a building blew up and Jack and another man were on the run through the snow, and the explosion caused an avalanche that nearly buried the pair, we were barely a third of the way into the book. How do you top an explosion and an avalanche? With red herrings, apparently. But these red herrings weren't just hints and suggestions, they were outright statements ("I think so-and-so must be guilty"), an attempt to find the connection of guilt to the named party, only to realize it wasn't that person after all and on to the next.

You could, of course, figure out who was going to be the criminal based on who wasn't being named.

Despite the attempts of action on top of action sequences, I grew bored with the book and ultimately didn't really care. Jack was more action hero than detective, and I've not really been impressed with action hero characters. Alice seemed to have the most interesting story (on-going), but she played a more background character here.

I definitely wanted to like this more than I did. It turned out to be a pretty stereotyped action hero and it reads more like a wannabe movie series than a detective or even thriller book series.

Looking for a good book? Jack Frost by Christopher Greyson is a detective/thriller book that relies on a stereotyped action-hero character and a lot more luck than skill at detecting.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

[Jaide · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Jack is back and just as hot as ever ... even in the novel by Christopher Greyson titled Jack Frost. Yes, he’s still engaged to the beautiful Alice, and they are still partners in the private investigation business. This time they are hired by an insurance company to investigate a survivalist tv game show called Planet Survival on Mount Minuit. Jack is up against more than Mother Nature as he uses his abilities to endure not only the worst storm to hit in over 1000 years, but also someone trying to kill cast and crew of the show—him included. Alice, unhappily, is forced to remain behind the scenes at home, using her computer skills and previous videotape footage to try and solve the original accident which brought them into the investigation in the first place. Don’t worry though, she’s got their huge dog Lady and their landlady Mrs Stevens to keep her company. Alice still worries about Jack, and she should. She knows “(i)f Jack’s comfort zone had a name, it would be In Harm’s Way. It seems to be where he thrives.” We learn that’s how he used to think, but now he has second thoughts, and those thoughts are of Alice. [*sigh*] He’s still not one to leave a man behind, but he does think of his future with Alice and makes every effort to get back to her. In one piece. If he can. But the mountain is a long way up, and between the monster storm and monster killer, my Jack is up a mountain without a paddle, or something like that.

Meanwhile, Alice has Kiku, the beautiful Japanese mobster, working for the Yakuza, helping to find out who killed her family. She always adds an extremely interesting element to the story, and this time is no different. Love her brilliant character! Picture her at five feet tall, wearing 4-inch stiletto heels, her incisor teeth sharp and shaped like canine teeth, who smells like a flower with the ability to kill in one move with her hands. Beauty in a petite body with a toughness and killer skills and instincts no one expects. Bet we can expect more from her in the next story.

Back to my Jack Stratton...in Jack Frost. Wish he was nipping at my nose. This whole series is exceptional for several reasons. The storylines are thrilling from the get-go, the characters are extremely well developed, the heroes have “character,” the proper values that demand respect, and it’s just plain good storytelling. Finally, I can read a book without reading one curse ($%#&@) word for a change!!!! You can’t even see that on regular tv programming during prime time anymore. That is refreshing, just to get away from all the negativity and know there is a hero—a gentleman, a lady, and Lady, and an escape for a couple of hours of thrilling reading.

Now, that’s the Jack I know.

[Josephine Sorrell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jack Frost is a private investigator. His latest assignment involves The investigation of a reality TV show that’s facing threats, deadly accidents and worst for the producers and crew a shutdown.

Ex-cop Jack and his fiancee, Alice, are both excited at the chance to do investigative work for McAlister Insurance. This unique gig involves the reality competition show Planet Survival, which lost a crew member in an avalanche last year and more recently received a note threatening other crew members’ lives. Producer Leah Coleman wants Jack to travel solo to Mount Minuit with the cast and crew. Alice isn’t happy about Jack going alone, but Jack ensures her the importance of her staying behind to delve into the alleged accident at home where it is a more feasible task. There is no Wi-Fi or cell service on the mountain. As Jack gets into his investigation, posing as a gofer, he learns that someone is leaving threatening messages and sabotaging gear. Adding to the crew and actors troubles, is a blizzard, which makes it exceedingly difficult to search for the people who are going missing, some of whom later turn up dead.

This story is fast paced and intense with avalanche charges that can control when a potential snow-slide will occur and likewise pose a constant threat with a killer on the loose. He builds an atmosphere of horror given the turbulent blizzard, snow blindness, and never ending frigid wind. Jack struggles to keep himself and others alive as Alice unravels the bizarre circumstances of a crew member’s avalanche death. She inches closer to a killer’s identity all the while keeping the reader on the edge concerning the identity of the Planet Survival’s killer. Trust no one is the theme.

While I am not a fan of watching reality shows, I found the book, Jack Frost, to be a unique plot with a laudable blend of action and mystery. Adventure seekers will enjoy this book of risk takers.

[The Irregular Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ex-detective and former soldier Jack Stratton is called in to investigate the suspicious death of a crew member of the hit reality show, Planet Survival. Posing as a replacement crew member, Jack finds himself isolated with the show' s cast and crew near the summit of dangerous Mount Minuit. As anonymous threats and suspicious accidents accumulate, Jack is in short supply of people he can trust. With a monster of a blizzard sweeping down on the film site, Jack and the others are trapped...and one of them is a murderer...

This is a fun, fast-paced isolated-manor-house-style mystery. Our protagonist steps in to the detective role, only to find himself and a limited suspect pool trapped together by weather and/or geography. Jack Stratton isn't a Hercule Poirot or a Sherlock Holmes, but rather a down-to-earth, no nonsense former soldier and cop. This is the latest in a series, and so readers who haven't read the previous books might get a bit lost in all the backstory.

Grayson does a good job of setting the pace, and of providing the reader with just the right amount of information about the mystery. We work alongside Jack as he peels layers of deception away from the core of the mystery, Chase the same false leads and try to puzzle out the truth. This is a quick read and quite entertaining, perfect for a rainy weekend afternoon.

An advance copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Diane G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing story in the Jack Stanton series! It is captivating on every level and his ingenuity is limitless! The books are stand alone and continues Jack’s incredible journey with Alice. Reading the series in order, you see how the characters develop and each story is rich in content. The story is filled with twists and turns, fast paced, lots of action, suspense (which continues to increase) and mystery. Did I leave anything out? Oh, yes! It is intense and a page turner!
Jack is on a Mountain investigating an insurance tragedy, trying to stay alive since a killer is among them, Alice is left, at the bottom sifting through the evidence and attempting to discover what happened to cause her family’s death and of course, communication between Mountain and home has failed. Need to know more? Then, it is time to get the book and see if, you can figure out how they solve this mystery or even survive!
I did not know what was coming next, Christopher Greyson has done a wonderful job of keeping me guessing and the plot is filled with danger, action and holds your attention!…The ending is a total surprise!! Thank you, Christopher Greyson

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

All the books in this series is really done well the plot moves smoothly from book to book and every so often we are reminded of a plot like that was started in the book prior or a few books back. It is wonderfully laid out because with each now book we get a little bit more closer, more intimate with the 2 lead characters.

That said, while although I did like this book there is a clear reveal on the book that is a plot spoiler. Let me add here, I bought the book with a few others in the series. I am enjoying reading them so I needed no back cover introduction. I didn't even read what the book was about, I just bought it... but when I put the book down and with the back cover up and read, "What do you get when you mix Agatha Christie's masterpiece And Then There Were None with the blockbuster television show Survivor?" ... ugh.

If you know the plot of Agatha Christie's book, you know what is going on. I felt cheated and if I had not read the teaser, I would not have guess the "inside" plot line. And as a result, shortly after reading it, it became obvious (to me) who the reader was getting set up as to who the killer was.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first book in the series that I've read, the book does reference things that happened in other books (at least I'm assuming their events from other books), but there was enough of a backstory that it didn't matter that I haven't read the series in order. I'd have to say though, this book contains spoilers for earlier books.

I enjoyed the mystery in this book, it was well done and it took me quite a while to figure out who the murder is, I did get it before the reveal, but not by much.

The characters are really well done, this probably isn't surprising since it's so far into the series, but I thought they were really well crafted even without reading the earlier books and sometimes that doesn't happen.

Great writing and scene setting, I was able to vividly picture everything that was happening.

The narration worded well with the story, Andrew's voice was a good match for Jack and he did a great job with the other character voices including the female voices.

I received a free copy of this book from the author and/or narrator and/or publisher and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.

[Laura Salas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This mystery/thriller takes place on the set of a Survivor-style reality TV show, and it's jam-packed with suspense, action, AND mystery. I loved all the behind the scenes stuff of the TV show (no idea how accurate that all is, but it was fun, anyway), but even more, I loved that this was a true mystery book--not a suspense thriller marketed as a mystery. The plot zipped right along, and everything made sense. The ending was certainly foreshadowed and led up to (as opposed to a grand reveal where you had no ideas what was coming), but it wasn't painfully obvious.

The only part I didn't care for was the over-the-top romantic dialog between Jack and his fiancee. I was glad they were out of contact for most of the book, because I couldn't have taken a lot more like, "The only one not promising to behave and be careful is you, my darling." Uh, yeah.

Still, a great story! I'll be going back to the first book to start from the beginning (though this worked just fine as a standalone).

A review copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first Jack Stratton novel and I don’t feel like I missed anything extremely pressing by not starting with the first in the series. I’ll eventually start from the beginning when I have the time.

Jack and Alice have been hired by an insurance company to investigate the death of a crew member that was working for a popular reality show. While Jack was on the snowy mountain, Alice was busy doing background work. It seems that the most reviewers really missed having Alice and Jack together for most of the book. Being that this was my first, I didn’t mind it. They both had aspects of the job to do, especially with Alice researching the death of her family.

This book was highly entertaining. There were so many potential killers that I didn’t figure it out until it was close to the reveal. While the main part of the story wrapped up nicely, I can’t wait to find out more about Alice’s family as she digs into their past more in the next book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Greyson Publishing for the digital copy.

[Pontiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

This adventure has a whole host of characters, and Jack has to keep corralling them together as he tries to solve the mystery.

He’s trying to protect the crew of a reality show, which has been threatened. Those threats turn out to be the least of the problems, when lots of “accidents” start to happen, and people start dying.

On the ground, Alice is looking into the accidental death of the crew member from the year before, which leads her to the same conclusion as Jack around the same time.

I couldn’t figure this one out at all, and I don’t get why Jack didn’t call a halt sooner, as things got worse and worse. Truly frightening situations, with cut off communication, power, and lots of explosions.

Great book, not quite as good as the earlier ones, still up there on my scale of worthwhile reads. Overall, this is an excellent series.

KU

[Danny McSpadden · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best one yet.

This is the best action adventure mystery romantic thriller series I've read in the last ten years or more 😂. The audible versions are so good that instead of walking me softly to the land of nod, the first 5 or 6 times through they kept me up so late I had to switch to an old Heinlein to finally get to sleep. It has been a LONG time since I've seen an author so good that he doesn't need sex or filthy language to make your breath catch, or me to smack my kindle to turn the page. Characters that are so well developed I couldn't help but be sucked into rooting for the home team. Wife and daughter have both admitted to laughing and crying through the whole series. My eyes don't leak over books ,,, me swears it on the precious 😈

[Georgene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you enjoy an action-packed, page-turning, thrilling and gripping suspense novel? Christopher Greyson NAILED IT with Jack Frost - the latest and possibly greatest in his Jack Stratton series.

Jack and fiancé Alice land a contract on the highest rated reality show. Only Jack is allowed on set - high atop perilous Mount Minuit, while Alice is forced to stay behind to investigate a previous death on that same set.

Try as I might, I didn’t figure out “whodunnit” till right before the reveal. That’s the mark of a great writer. I was hooked from the first to the very last page! Highly recommended!

Very grateful to have received a free ARC of Jack Frost from the author and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

[John E. Donovan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Snowbound, and Jack's frosted!

This is author Christopher Greyson's newest addition to the Jack Stratton Mystery Thriller Series, and I'd rate it right at the top of the four books that I've read, so far. All have been 5-Star reads, as Greyson brings you a great character in the form of Jack Stratton, his writing is clear and concise, the plots are interesting, and his adding a sense of humor to his characters is much-appreciated, at least by this reader.
You can read a brief synopsis of this book on-line, so I won't re-hash what's already available to you, I'll, merely, state that if you are a fan of good mystery-thrillers, than you'll want to check out this book.

[Hana · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I was a bit confused since I haven't read previous books and often thought I was missing some information. Despite this, I liked the book. It was good detective story and I, as always, couldn't guess who the killer was (Bree:-). Seriously, how can someone so sweet and innocent be a killer? Even though she was only revenging her husband's murder. There are sort of three storylines that don't mesh together and Jack's is the dominant one. Btw. if the other two weren't there, I wouldn't mind. Overall, it was a good book. Still, I don't think I would read another from the series as it didn't entice me so much.

[Melissa N · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone is suspect until the end!

This is Jack Stratton #7 and this story actually has Jack going off on his own for a case. I liked how everyone had agendas and were a suspect and there was lots of action. I also like how back home you paired up Replacement/Alice with Kiku and Mrs. Stevens even helped! What I didn’t like as much was Jack and Replacement being apart almost the whole book and how many avalanches can one mountain have. The murderer was definitely the least suspect in this case. What I really look forward to is investigating Alice’s family murder and what they find together.

[Ellen White · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jack missed being a cop, being a bounty hunter and PI at least paid the bills.The meeting was for a big insurance investigation. Jack going undercover for a TV show, aiming at the dangers that have contestants surviving. Jack would be undercover, while Alice investigation the accident last year. of the avalanche. Jack was looking forward to the climb up the mountain, the challenge, using his wits, and skills to survive.
The was the least favorite in this series, it seemed to ramble, too many characters, too may shortcuts. Alice acted like a child, needing to be with Jack, when they both had assignments to do.

[Nancy H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great entry in the Jack Stratton series, this book has Jack going undercover at a filming of a survival reality show. The filming is on an isolated mountain in the middle of winter, with blizzard and avalanche threats, and of course, a murderer. While Jack is undercover, his fiancé Alice/Replacement is doing computer work to find the backgrounds of all those involved in the filming. Along with that, Alice is also trying to find out what she can about the accident that killed her parents when she was very young. Things get very complicated, but eventually Jack and Alice track down the murderer. This is another very satisfying mystery.

[Lee Husemann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This is the first book in this series that I have read and it was very good. Jack and Alice are engaged and are investigating the death of a sound man on the show Planet Survival. Jack is working on location and Alice is working from home. Lots of exciting, suspicious and mysterious things happen in both locations. Although this is one of a series, it is a stand alone as well. This is a very exciting story and I enjoyed it.

[Rick Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fast-paced thriller/mystery that takes Jack to the top of a mountain that only as a blizzard, a prior murder, unexplained accidents and perhaps a killer loose on the set of a survival television show. Left behind is the lovely Alice, working her end of the mystery on her computer with the help of her cookie wielding landlady.

The pace is fast and furious with thinking and good plot turns thrown in. I have enjoyed Greyson's books. This one is probably his best. You need not have read the prior books in the series to thoroughly enjoy this one.

[Penny Post · Rating 3 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed the book, but there wasn't enough suspense for me. And, Alice's part in this was more the poor little girl left behind instead of the strong, young woman you have developed. Jack goes to the top of a mountain for the insurance company he is working for while Replacement sits in the town below worrying about him. She tries to solve another crime at the same time which connects to Jack's job. With a winter storm breaking down all communication, she can't tell him what she has discovered.