Girl In Ice - by Erica Ferencik

Girl In Ice is a science mystery/thriller. Scientists find an 8 year old girl frozen in the arctic. When she is thawed out and alive, she is speaking a language that no one understands. This is where Val (Valerie) Chesterfield, a linguist, comes in. Val is struggling her own mental and emotional well being and facing the death/possible suicide of her twin brother at the same outpost where the discovery was made. Now she is called to the arctic to meet this young girl, to figure out who she is and where and when she came from. Although this is not my typical read, this book grabbed me from the first chapter. The science and linguistic elements are very accessible to the average reader. The characters have depth and Ferencik developed them to a point that I truly cared about what happened to them. Ferencik does a nice job of building the suspense and throws in a few twists that I didn’t see coming. I can see where there could be a sequel to this story and more adventure for Val.