When German Detective Inspector Pia Kirchhoff and Superintendent Oliver von Bodenstein are sent to investigate the murder of an elderly Holocaust survivor, they find the number 11645 written in the victim's blood near the body. Then his autopsy reveals the old man is not who he's claimed to be all these years. When two more WWII survivors are executed in the same manner with the same number written in their blood, Pia and Oliver learn they are all connected to a powerfully influential local family trying to protect their closely guarded secrets. With those strong connections going as far back as WWII and the Nazi's final days in power, there are those who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.

Incorporating a myriad of characters into an absorbing and intricately fashioned plot, THE ICE QUEEN by Nele Neuhaus is an insightfully written police procedural thriller. With its many surprising revelations, ominous twists and turns, and dramatic conclusion, THE ICE QUEEN is guaranteed to please many readers.