The final volume in the Frost Trilogy finds Tom in New Orleans, where
two interlocking deaths and the trail of an iconic folk singer take him
to the underbelly of the Crescent City.
The journey begins in the suburbs of Chicago. An impulsive act of theft
coincides with a gentle and inexplicable death. A long drive south to
Louisiana follows the trail of an obscure folk singer, drowned years
back in trusted waters. And before all the connections between the two
deaths can be revealed, a series of hunches will lead Tom to some dark
and depressing truths about the nature of fandom and the fallibility of
instincts.
In the previous Permafrost and Mission, Tom was hopelessly
underemployed and terminally listless. As an occasional businessman, he
easily found time to track down several killers in Michigan and
Colorado, respectively. In this third and final work in the series, Tom
is determined to find the link between a young fan's death in the
present day, and an older singer's decline and death in New Orleans in
the confusing aftermath of Katrina.
Colorblind looks at the city of New Orleans through the eyes of a
seasoned tourist and explores music both as a means of salvation and a
road to obsession. Tom finds the connection between the two deaths
easily enough. The tougher question of why the connection exists is
harder to answer. In the hunt for answers, Tom rediscovers his own love
of music, his suppressed vulnerability and the realization that, this
time around, not all his hunches are good ones.
Permafrost was greeted by ALA Booklist as "a strong opening act,"
while Mission was hailed as "a successful follow up." Bestselling
author Doug Stanton (In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers) praised both
books as a "superbly smart and addictive series."
Colorblind brings Tom's journey to a close, with taut crime detailing,
vivid local color, and the astute character observation that fans of the
first two books have come to expect from this author.
