DEEP FREEZE

Jenna Hughes wants only to leave Hollywood and have a normal life with her children in rural Oregon. But she can't escape her celebrity simply by changing locations--a homicidal stalker follows her north. Carol Monda offers competent portrayals of Jenna and the story's secondary characters, especially Jenna's daughters. The listener can almost see the older teen rolling her eyes in annoyance and the younger girl struggling between childhood and maturity. If the listener can tune out the incessant reference to any moving vehicle as a "rig," the narrative passages flow smoothly as well. However, skip the epilogue--it serves no purpose save to introduce the next book. R.L.L. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 06]