{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bryan Gruley | Bitterfrost","description":"\ud83d\udcdd Episode Summary: In this episode of Read Between the Lines, host Molly Southgate sits down with Bryan Gruley, award-winning author and former journalist, to talk about his latest suspense novel, Bitterfrost \u2014 set to release on April 1, 2025. Bitterfrost follows Jimmy Baker, a former minor-league hockey player turned Zamboni driver in his small Michigan hometown, who finds himself entangled in a gripping double-murder investigation. As past violence resurfaces, Baker must confront guilt, memory, and mystery in a town frozen in more ways than one. Bryan shares:   The real-life inspiration behind Bitterfrost   How hockey culture and crime fiction collide   Writing deeply atmospheric Michigan noir   His journey from journalism to bestselling author   What fans of Starvation Lake and Bleak Harbor can expect next   If you love literary thrillers, small-town secrets, and complex characters, this&amp;nbsp;conversation is a must-listen. &amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udd17 Links &amp;amp; Resources Purchase Bitterfrost and all of Bryan's books at Bookshop.org:&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/10588\/9781448315406  \ud83d\udc64 About Bryan Gruley: Bryan Gruley is the Amazon Charts bestselling and award-winning author of Bitterfrost, the Starvation Lake trilogy (Starvation Lake, The Hanging Tree, The Skeleton Box), and two novels set in the fictional Bleak Harbor (Bleak Harbor and Purgatory Bay). A journalist for over 40 years, Bryan shared in the Pulitzer Prize awarded to The Wall Street Journal for its coverage of the September 11 attacks. A graduate of Notre Dame, avid hockey player, and amateur musician, Bryan lives in northern Michigan with his wife, Pam.  \ud83d\udd17 Connect with Bryan Gruley:   \ud83c\udf10 bryangruley.com   \ud83d\udcd8 Facebook   \ud83d\udc26 X\/Twitter   \ud83d\udcf7 Instagram    \ud83d\udd11 Keywords: Bryan Gruley, Bitterfrost, Starvation Lake, Bleak Harbor, Michigan fiction, murder mystery, hockey thriller, crime fiction, small-town mystery, journalist turned author, literary suspense, pulp noir, cold case, Zamboni mystery, thriller 2025, Amazon Charts author, Edgar finalist  \ud83d\udce2 Hashtags:  #ReadBetweenTheLines #BryanGruley #Bitterfrost #CrimeFiction #HockeyThriller #SmallTownMystery #MichiganNoir #LiterarySuspense #MurderMysteryBooks #PulitzerPrizeJournalist ","author_name":"Read Between the Lines with Molly Southgate","author_url":"http:\/\/www.southgatemediagroup.com\/read-between-the-lines-podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37440245\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/190870160"}