Fade to White: A Ski Diva Mystery

Clinch's enchanting second Ski Diva mystery (after 2010's Double Black) opens on a crispy day under a cloudless blue sky, a winter rarity in Vermont. Avid skier Stacey Curtis plans to take full advantage of it by spending the day on the slopes of Spruce Peak before she reports for her night job in the Broken Binding, a local bar. Unfortunately, the lift line is closed due to the filming of a commercial, and to complicate matters, her ex-fiancé, Brian Russell, is supervising the shoot. Later, when a snowstorm makes conditions on the slopes perfect, ski patrol friend Chip Walsh joins Stacey for some spectacular night skiing—spectacular at least until she hits something that turns out to be a dead body. Stacey once again turns sleuth in a fast read sure to appeal to skiers and nonskiers alike. (Jan.)