This was my first Jack Stratton novel and I don’t feel like I missed anything extremely pressing by not starting with the first in the series. I’ll eventually start from the beginning when I have the time.

Jack and Alice have been hired by an insurance company to investigate the death of a crew member that was working for a popular reality show. While Jack was on the snowy mountain, Alice was busy doing background work. It seems that the most reviewers really missed having Alice and Jack together for most of the book. Being that this was my first, I didn’t mind it. They both had aspects of the job to do, especially with Alice researching the death of her family.

This book was highly entertaining. There were so many potential killers that I didn’t figure it out until it was close to the reveal. While the main part of the story wrapped up nicely, I can’t wait to find out more about Alice’s family as she digs into their past more in the next book.

This is part of a series and maybe you had to start at the beginning, but frankly the character and the story just didn’t capture my interest. Having a fiancée active in the plot was also a detriment. When she was carrying out her duties as part of the team, she was fine, but there was too much angst as she worried about Jack surviving on the mountain. I want my action stories to be straightforward action, not held back by the baggage of emotional issues. Frankly, I doubt I will be reading anymore in this series, despite the clever titles.

Some things make no sense. 

Take me, and cold weather. There isn’t much extra “fluff” on my frame, which means I’ll probably shiver if the smallest breeze picks up. My extremities have less-than-robust circulation, so my fingertips and toes have this annoying little habit of going numb and turning a creepy shade of death whenever it’s chilly outside. And don’t get me started on the thought of jumping into any (unheated) body of water unless the day is over 90 degrees F.

By all rights, then, I should have an aversion to all that is snowy or cold… yet that isn’t the case, at all. Maybe I just revel in being perverse (entirely possible), or proving how tough I am (also believable), but I actually really like that stuff, including reading about and watching it.

So, when Christopher Greyson’s Jack Frost came across my radar, I thought, “A P.I. takes a case on the down-low for a client who produces a popular survivalist reality TV show, and the current season, set high up a treacherous mountain in the middle of blizzard season, is being plagued by freaky accidents and threats? Ok!”… (despite it being part of an ongoing series I’ve never read).

The verdict on this one, though? Oy.

First, the good (or not-so-bad). Jack Frost is certainly an easy read. The main characters—Jack and his business partner/fiancee—are likable enough (although ridiculously young, in their mid- and early-20s, respectively), and Greyson does a decent job fleshing out most of the other players, as well. Of course, the real stars here are the mountain and the weather, and again, the author depicts them with enough skill to give you a good sense of how fraught the situations are. 

But, that’s where the praise ends. Greyson’s writing style is overly-simplistic; this book could easily be shelved in the Young Adult section. (Not that I haven’t read—and enjoyed—some YA books; it’s just that a little more finesse with words and structure would’ve been greatly appreciated.) Jack Frost is also glaringly… innocent, if you will. (Even the most-buttoned-up librarian could feel safe loaning this out to a pre-teen, because not only is there no sex, there’s nothing remotely salacious, and very little saucy language.) I wasn’t prepared for such a thoroughly-sanitized book.

As for the plot, itself? Meh. (At least Greyson doesn’t telegraph the baddie to his readers early on; it took me awhile to work out for sure who was behind all the bad things goin’ on.) My biggest objection—for a couple of reasons—is actually a side plot involving Jack’s fiancee’s past (her parents’ deaths when she was a child, as yet unresolved, in her mind). It’s apparent that this issue has been a factor in previous books, but as a newcomer to the series, it feels like a needless distraction. Worse, though, is the cartoonish (again, ridiculously-young-and-super-hot-but-also-super-lethal) and entirely unbelievable Asian female character that this subplot requires. (In a word? Ugh.)

So, if something that technically isn’t (but nonetheless smacks of) YA—tailored for, oh, 11-year-old girls and maybe 13-year-old boys—is up your alley, Jack Frost might just be your cuppa. This series will get a strong pass from me, in future, though.
~GlamKitty

This mystery/thriller takes place on the set of a Survivor-style reality TV show, and it's jam-packed with suspense, action, AND mystery. I loved all the behind the scenes stuff of the TV show (no idea how accurate that all is, but it was fun, anyway), but even more, I loved that this was a true mystery book--not a suspense thriller marketed as a mystery. The plot zipped right along, and everything made sense. The ending was certainly foreshadowed and led up to (as opposed to a grand reveal where you had no ideas what was coming), but it wasn't painfully obvious.

The only part I didn't care for was the over-the-top romantic dialog between Jack and his fiancee. I was glad they were out of contact for most of the book, because I couldn't have taken a lot more like, "The only one not promising to behave and be careful is you, my darling." Uh, yeah.

Still, a great story! I'll be going back to the first book to start from the beginning (though this worked just fine as a standalone).

A review copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Jack Frost is a private investigator. His latest assignment involves The investigation of a reality TV show that’s facing threats, deadly accidents and worst for the producers and crew a shutdown.

Ex-cop Jack and his fiancee, Alice, are both excited at the chance to do investigative work for McAlister Insurance. This unique gig involves the reality competition show Planet Survival, which lost a crew member in an avalanche last year and more recently received a note threatening other crew members’ lives. Producer Leah Coleman wants Jack to travel solo to Mount Minuit with the cast and crew. Alice isn’t happy about Jack going alone, but Jack ensures her the importance of her staying behind to delve into the alleged accident at home where it is a more feasible task. There is no Wi-Fi or cell service on the mountain. As Jack gets into his investigation, posing as a gofer, he learns that someone is leaving threatening messages and sabotaging gear. Adding to the crew and actors troubles, is a blizzard, which makes it exceedingly difficult to search for the people who are going missing, some of whom later turn up dead.

This story is fast paced and intense with avalanche charges that can control when a potential snow-slide will occur and likewise pose a constant threat with a killer on the loose. He builds an atmosphere of horror given the turbulent blizzard, snow blindness, and never ending frigid wind. Jack struggles to keep himself and others alive as Alice unravels the bizarre circumstances of a crew member’s avalanche death. She inches closer to a killer’s identity all the while keeping the reader on the edge concerning the identity of the Planet Survival’s killer. Trust no one is the theme.

While I am not a fan of watching reality shows, I found the book, Jack Frost, to be a unique plot with a laudable blend of action and mystery. Adventure seekers will enjoy this book of risk takers.

Exciting action filled story. I loved the reality show component. This is the first book I have read by Christopher Greyson but I will read more.

This was a great read! A combination of “Survivor” and a classic mystery in the vein of Christie. The suspense continued throughout the story along with a nice romance and a side plot of finding the solution to a cold case concerning one of the main characters. I will find some of the firsts ones of this series and read them. #netgalley #jackfrost

In 6 books Jack and Alice always work together having each others backs but this time Jack is sent up a mountain to go undercover while Alice stays behind to do research. Unfortunately the mother of all blizzards keeps them from talking and Alice has information that is vital to Jack but Jack is fighting to survive.



This book really has 2 separate stories. One involving Jack and his assignment to investigate the death of several people on the show Planet Survival and the other what happened to Alice's family. Jack and Alice enlist the help of Kiku from the Yakuza to help them uncover who was responsible for the death of Alice's family, her mother, father and twin brothers. In the last book Jack discovered that the driver of the truck that hit her parents car and fractured her world didn't die in the crash but had disappeared. This story is a set up for the next book, while Jack and his undercover work on the tv show is really the center stage.



Honestly out of all of these books this was my least favorite. I really appreciate the interplay between Alice who never listens to what Jack tells her to do, and Jack who thinks he's in charge. Having Jack and Alice in 2 locations broke that connection. While I like the addition of Kiku and the way she handles her investigations it just didn't compare when Jack is there to interact with them all.



The story was interesting but honestly not as interesting as what Alice and Kiku were discovering. Overall this was a good installment but not the best. I'm glad I decided to read all the others before beginning this so that I had an understanding of who all the players were and how they interacted, I'm not sure I would have been able to follow this as a stand alone.

1st book ive read by this author and wont be the last. Great all rounder of a book. Great plot. Good twists and turns to keep me on the edge of my seat and good strong characters. It definately works well as a stand alone as i hadnt realised it was part of a series

New author for me. I was attracted by the story line. Really enjoyed the characters and plot. I plan to start at the beginning of the Jack stories and hunt up Finn while I am at it. Although this book is down the road in the series you do not need the other books to enjoy this action adventure. Do they make it off the mountain? Read the book! :-)

I picked this up purely because it was a detective mystery set in a blizzard. I've never read any of the other Jack Stratton mysteries before.
That being said, this one was quite engaging. The characters were easy to get into even though I had zero backstory about them. I'll admit I did skip over the chapters that dealt with Alice's dead parents, because I had no idea what they were talking about, and wanted to get back to the juicy bits on the mountain. But I really liked all of the Planet Survival mountain suspense business.

I also didn't figure out the ending until quite late in the game. Also the ending itself was deliciously Lifetime Original Movie dramatic, so that was fun.
All in all, a fun read, and not too much need to go back and read the other 5(?) books in the series.

This is the first book in this series that I have read and it was very good. Jack and Alice are engaged and are investigating the death of a sound man on the show Planet Survival. Jack is working on location and Alice is working from home. Lots of exciting, suspicious and mysterious things happen in both locations. Although this is one of a series, it is a stand alone as well. This is a very exciting story and I enjoyed it.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Christopher Greyson for the opportunity to read and review the latest installment in the Jack Stratton mystery series - another great one!

This book finds Jack and fiancée Alice working for an insurance company investigating a hit tv show, Planet Survival, after a death of a crew member. While Alice begrudgingly stays at home to do the computer forensic investigating, Jack heads out to Mt Minuit where the show is filming to work as an undercover gofer on the set. A huge blizzard is bearing down on the mountain which adds another element to the fact that a killer is among the cast and crew. Back at home, Alice also works on solving the mystery of her family's death in a car crash when she was a toddler.

While you would probably enjoy these books more if you had the background of reading the series, they work perfectly as well-written, stand-alone mystery novels. I love these books - and if you haven't read his stand alone psychological thriller, The Girl Who Lived, do so!

I could not finish this book. The plot line was absurd and the characters unforgettable. Seems like it was aimed at an adolescent audience.

First time reading a book by this author and I've just become a huge fan! I loved this book. It's apparently part of a series but works well as a stand-alone book. It's a quick read and I read the majority of it in 1 night because I didn't want to put it down. I did guess who the killer was by 35% into the book, but it was still worth reading to hear the story anyway. I do not think it was blatantly obvious, just some hints here and there that were subtle. The main character, Jack, was likable. I found it mildly annoying how easily he snaps out of PTSD flashbacks because it doesn't work that way in real life, from my experience with patients with PTSD. But, I think if you do not have any experience in this area that it is probably believable. His fiance, Alice, was an odd character in this book for me. She just seemed overly frustrated and annoyed with having to do the type of work she was doing on this case. I didn't feel like she accomplished much. The landlady, on the other hand, I felt accomplished far more. The side story of Alice's past seemed rushed at the end. For sure, the story of it and Kiku's path are left up in the air for you to want more from the next book in the series. They just didn't have much involvement in this one. Since I hadn't read the previous books in the series, these two characters just felt odd to me. However, I am sure with having read the previous books these characters probably made a lot more sense. Nonetheless, I loved the book. I loved the story surrounding Jack and everything going on up on the MTN. I loved the mystery of it and the suspense and constant action. Generally speaking, I hate when books are turned into movies because I feel like they lose so much of the book...However, I feel if it must be done that this is the type of book that would make a great movie. There is plenty of action to keep you entertained and the mystery is on par with the movies.

Christopher Greyson does it again in this newest Jack Stratton mystery! Jack and Alice are each dealing with their own mystery along with being apart. Jack is up in the mountains trying to figure out who the killer is while Alice is trying to figure out if her parents car accident was just that or were they targeted, add in a monster blizzard and you have one heck of a good read!! Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC book and give my own personal opinion.

Jack Straton and Alice are hired to provide security for a TV reality show that makes Survivor look like kids play.! There is a lot of suspense and terror between multiple murders. the TV crew and contestants are isolated on a mountain top during a blizzard and they have no way to get help. I could not put this one down and am looking forward to the next one as this one does have a cliff hanger at the end!!!

Jack Frost – Christopher Greyson

I was fortunate to receive this novel as an Advance Reader Copy, in exchange for an objective review.

Jack Stratton is a former police officer, turned private investigator, who takes a case for an insurance agency after an untimely death on the set of a reality survivor show. While the death was termed accidental, the crew of the show have been receiving death threats, and Jack is to go in undercover to evaluate the situation.
The television show is presently filming atop a snow-capped mountain, with a gondola as the only transportation to the top. Alice, Jack’s fiancée and investigative partner, will stay behind, albeit unwillingly, and research records, crew background checks and raw footage from the shows filming.

As Jack transports to the mountain top, he sees a sign – the Iroquois’ sign for death, carved into the mountainside. One atop, he becomes the crews newest ‘gofer’, as his undercover role. As he begins to meet and assess the crew and contestants, malicious things begin to happen. A contestant is disqualified, and after a show of temper, goes missing.

Numerous incidents begin to occur, hampering and narrowly missing injuring cast and crew. As tension mounts, Jack desperately searches for a killer, Alice makes her own discoveries to identify a killer, and a monstrous snowstorm changes course and heads in their direction…

I’ve been an avid reader for years and I cannot believe that I’ve never discovered Christopher Greyson and his Jack Stratton series! I read this all in one sitting and stayed up late into the night to finish it! Non-stop action, adventure, intrigue and of course mystery! This book has it all! Fabulous read!!

My next goal now is to read the rest of the Jack Stratton series! Mr. Greyson, you have a new fan!!

Jack Frost has two mysteries going on - who is killing people on a television survival show and figuring out the death of Alice's parents. I admit I was confused by the inclusion of the mystery surrounding Alice's parents. This is the first book I've read by Christopher Greyson, and I think that if I had read the other books in this series it all would have made sense and fallen together better. That said, the action in Jack Frost is non-stop, with lots of plot twists and turns. I see this book's primary audience as middle or high school students.

Ex-detective and former soldier Jack Stratton is called in to investigate the suspicious death of a crew member of the hit reality show, Planet Survival. Posing as a replacement crew member, Jack finds himself isolated with the show' s cast and crew near the summit of dangerous Mount Minuit. As anonymous threats and suspicious accidents accumulate, Jack is in short supply of people he can trust. With a monster of a blizzard sweeping down on the film site, Jack and the others are trapped...and one of them is a murderer...

This is a fun, fast-paced isolated-manor-house-style mystery. Our protagonist steps in to the detective role, only to find himself and a limited suspect pool trapped together by weather and/or geography. Jack Stratton isn't a Hercule Poirot or a Sherlock Holmes, but rather a down-to-earth, no nonsense former soldier and cop. This is the latest in a series, and so readers who haven't read the previous books might get a bit lost in all the backstory.

Grayson does a hood job of setting the pace, and of providing the reader with just the right amount of information about the mystery. We work alongside Jack as he peels layers of deception away from the core of the mystery, Chase the same false leads and try to puzzle out the truth. This is a quick read and quite entertaining, perfect for a rainy weekend afternoon.

An advance copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.