Freeze: the most chilling locked room thriller of 2023

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* THE TIMES BOOK CLUB STAR PICK *
* A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH *

THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST REALITY SHOW.
A PRIZE WORTH KILLING FOR...

Frozen Out is set to be a TV sensation. On a small ship off the coast of Greenland, six contestants will push themselves to breaking point for a 100,000 prize. The show is Tori Matsuka's baby. After years working her way up the ladder, she's finally launching her own production company and everything is riding on the show. For camerawoman Dee, it's a chance to start again after the tragedy that tanked her undercover journalism career.

But as errors and mishaps mount on set, tempers among the cast and crew start to fray. And when one of the contestants is found dead, only Dee realises that the death wasn't natural - and from what she's seen from behind the camera, it won't be the last. As the Arctic ice closes in and all chance of escape is cut off, one thing becomes clear: although the world outside wants them dead, it's the secrets inside the ship that might cost them their lives...

Packed with suspense from the first page to the last, Freeze is a must-read for fans of Shiver, The Sanatorium and One By One. This thriller isn't just chilling: it's sub-zero.

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'Don't be fooled by the title - this murder mystery is sizzling hot. Brimming with stone cold secrets, shocking lies and twists that hit like an arctic winter. Simants has sculpted a breathtaking thriller out of pure ice' - Janice Hallett, author of THE APPEAL

'Superb. Utterly claustrophobic and chilling, the perfect icy read' - Jo Spain, author of DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS

'Simants uses her knowledge of the industry to spill the secrets of a reality TV show set in the Arctic. The characters are deliciously over-the-top and bicker constantly. When it turns out there's a killer on board, Simants turns a traditional crime plot to very modern effect' - Sunday Times

'This novel has a lot to offer. It moves fast, the tension is high and the two main characters are likeable in their different ways' - Literary Review

'Brilliant - creepily atmospheric and incredibly tense. The characterisation is fantastic and it cuts as cold as the Arctic in which it's set. Highly recommended' - Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE

Author Bio

Kate Simants was shortlisted for a CWA Debut Dagger for her first novel, Lock Me In, and won the UEA Literary Festival scholarship to study for an MA in Crime Fiction where she graduated with distinction. Her second novel, A Ruined Girl, won the Bath Novel Award. Her third novel, Freeze, was a Sunday Times Book of the Month and a Times Book Club pick. Before writing full time, Kate worked as an investigative undercover journalist for Channel 4 and the BBC. Her experiences undercover partly inspired the plot of Freeze, as well as her expertise behind the camera. She lives near Bristol with her family.