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The Snow Garden follows the harrowing ripple of violence that strikes a tight-knit student community at Atherton University. When a respected professor’s wife tragically dies in an icy river, accusations of an illicit relationship between a student and the professor surface, plunging the campus into suspicion.
Within days another body is found, forcing the two incidents to appear eerily linked. Christopher Rice uses the isolated, snowbound setting to heighten the atmosphere of dread and to explore the psychological tensions that surface when secrets collide with survival. The narrative delves into the desires and fears of young adults in a queer context, weaving a tightly plotted mystery of murder, lust, and the danger of hidden truths.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Christopher Rice
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