The Ice Twins Tom Knox Quotes

Tom Knox, also knows as S.K. Tremayne is a british writer born in England of 1963. Tremayne, who has written over twenty novels in his career, is known as a best author in the UK. His novel The Ice Twins, a mystery/thriller novel, published in 2015 is about a married british couple, Angus and Sarah Moorcraft who move to a tiny Scottish island that the couple inherited from Angus’ grandmother with their surviving twin that they are concerned they have mistaken her identity. The novel is well written and meets the criteria of a famous quote by Joseph Pulitzer. Pulitzer once said “Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it, and above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.” The Ice Twins meets the norm of Pulitzer’s quote as it is written briefly so it can be read, the novel
The novel is written beautifully, it is simple and easy to understand. Tremayne gives excellent descriptions and details of the characters in the story. Sarah Moorcroft, is described as a women going through some pain, “She is not what I used to be. Her eyes are as blue as ever, yet sadder. Her face is slightly round, and pale, and thinner than it was. She is still blonde and tolerably pretty - but also faded, and dwindled; a thirty-three year old women, with all the girlishness gone”(3). Sarah is portrayed very clearly, the reader is given a great visual and emotional explanation. The reader is able to clearly understand that Sarah is not doing well but she is still a blonde pretty middle-aged women. Also, the reader receives a short but clear explanation of the twins, “My dad even gave them a nickname: The Ice Twins. Because they were born on the coldest, frostiest day of the year, with ice-blue eyes and snowy-blonde hair”(15). This allows the reader to fully visualize the physical appearance of the