The Ice Harvest (novel) explained

The Ice Harvest
Author:	Scott Phillips
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Crime, Mystery
Publisher:	Ballantine Books
Release Date:	October 2000
Media Type:	Print (Hardcover)
Pages:	224 pp
Isbn:	0-345-44018-8
Dewey:	813/.6 21
Congress:	PS3566.H515 I25 2000
Oclc:	45125622
Followed By:	The Walkaway

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

• Book: Phillips, Scott . Scott Phillips (writer)

. Scott Phillips (writer) . The Ice Harvest. registration . October 2000 . Hardcover . . United States . 0-345-44018-8 .

• Book: Phillips, Scott . Scott Phillips (writer)

. Scott Phillips (writer) . The Ice Harvest. November 2000 . Hardcover . . United Kingdom . 0-330-48137-1 .

• Book: Phillips, Scott . Scott Phillips (writer)

. Scott Phillips (writer) . The Ice Harvest. November 2001 . Paperback . . United Kingdom . 0-330-48138-X .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ice Harvest . Publishers Weekly . 20 October 2020.
2. Web site: Crime. archive.nytimes.com.