The Ice Harvest is the debut novel of Scott Phillips. The story, set in 1979, was published to wide acclaim in 2000.
Critical reception
Publishers Weekly called the book a "darkly delicious debut comic thriller."[1] The New York Times called it "bitterly funny," writing that the crime genre "has found a sterling new champion in Phillips."[2]
Awards and nominations
- Silver Medal - First Work of Fiction, by the California Book Awards (for books published in 2000).
- It was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of 2001.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2005.
Release details
- Phillips, Scott (October 2000). The Ice Harvest (Hardcover ed.). United States: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-44018-8.
- Phillips, Scott (November 2000). The Ice Harvest (Hardcover ed.). United Kingdom: Picador. ISBN 0-330-48137-1.
- Phillips, Scott (November 2001). The Ice Harvest (Paperback ed.). United Kingdom: Picador. ISBN 0-330-48138-X.
References
- ^ "The Ice Harvest". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Crime". archive.nytimes.com.