Ice Chest

Clarissa Cartwright, Enigma's Model of the Year and the planet's most famous beauty, is about to take the stage wearing a fortune in jewels, and not much else. In the wings, a motley crew of bumbling crooks is scheming to make off with the biggest heist of their careers: five and a half million dollars in precious stones, used to create the world's most expensive piece of lingerie. But mix the glitz and glamour of the highest of high fashion with a team of crooks that would have trouble stealing a sandwich from a deli, and all bets are off. When the robbers find themselves pursued by both the intimidating ex-cop tasked with protecting the world’s most valuable piece of lingerie and Clarissa's insanely jealous and mobbed-up ex-boyfriend, things get ugly. Especially when Clarissa decides she's had quite enough of being an object and decides to turn the tables on both the crooks and the fashion world.Ice Chest is J. D. Rhoades’ loving homage to the comic crime novels of his literary heroes, like Donald Westlake and Carl Hiaasen, combining the page-turning skill of hisJack Keller thrillers with the excitement and humor of Ocean's Eleven.

Born and raised in North Carolina, J.D. Rhoades has worked as a radio news reporter, club DJ, television cameraman, ad salesman, waiter, attorney, and newspaper columnist. His weekly column in North Carolina’sThe Pilot was twice named best column of the year in its division. The author ofThe Devil’s Right Hand, Good Day in Hell, Safe and Sound, Breaking Cover, andBroken Shield, he lives, writes, and practices law in Carthage, NC.