Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Dark snowy mountains and winding highways in northern BC. And the search for a murderer they are calling the pick up killer
Cold Girl (West Coast Crime)
What you need to know before your trail
A popular rockabilly singer has disappeared somewhere in the snowbound Hazelton Mountains of northern B.C. Lead RCMP investigator David Leith and his team find the whole situation a puzzle as they don’t really have any leads and wonder if she was snatched the the so-called Pickup Killer, or if the answer is a lot closer to home.
Travel Guide
The snow covered mountains of the Hazelton area of BC is not the easiest of places to search and certainly not the easiest of places to be if you get lost. The scope of the search field and the feeling of isolation and despair is all around.
The RCMP is the force working this area and the insight into the police work and nature of crimes in this part of the world is fascinating. The RCMP Detectives Leith and Dion hate each other yet this relationship is the driving force in this story. Dion is recovering from an accident and David Leith is a detective in Prince Rupert who’s spent the last 2 years tracking the “Pickup Killer”. they come together when the singer goes missing but there is more shadows and grim discoveries to be made in these mountains.
The strong sense of place turns the setting into another character. The weather and the setting are obstacles to the enquiry. The sense of space, sense of isolation and slim hope of finding anyone alive in these remote parts adds to the chill factor.
Streetview Maps
A) Prince Rupert Police Station
B) The road in to Hazelton with the mountains in the background
Where Next?
