Skating Books Archives - Alina Adams New York Times Best Selling Author Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:52:44 +0000 en hourly 1 Skate Crime https://alinaadams.com/product/skate-crime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skate-crime Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:47:20 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/product/skate-crime/ Book #5 in the Figure Skating Mystery series. When a world-famous coach is murdered on the eve of his televised tribute, the suspects include the former partner whom he dumped as soon as something better came along, the much younger new wife that he turned into a clone of his old one, his resentful daughter who always had to battle Daddy's students for his attention, the skater whose life he nearly destroyed, and the one he guided to Olympic Gold. Television researcher Bex Levy is back with another on ice mystery, where the clues come from the sport itself, and every sparkling sequin hides a sensational secret. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime in 2006, "Skate Crime: Enhanced Multimedia Edition" features all the text of the paperback release, plus new videos courtesy of the Ice Theatre of New York as an integral part of the story. Previous books in the series include: "Murder on Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition" - Who killed the judge that awarded the World Championship Gold medal to a dour Russian Ice Queen over America's perky Ice Princess? "On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition"

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]]> Book #5 in the Figure Skating Mystery series. When a world-famous coach is murdered on the eve of his televised tribute, the suspects include the former partner whom he dumped as soon as something better came along, the much younger new wife that he turned into a clone of his old one, his resentful daughter who always had to battle Daddy’s students for his attention, the skater whose life he nearly destroyed, and the one he guided to Olympic Gold. Television researcher Bex Levy is back with another on ice mystery, where the clues come from the sport itself, and every sparkling sequin hides a sensational secret. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime in 2006, “Skate Crime: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” features all the text of the paperback release, plus new videos courtesy of the Ice Theatre of New York as an integral part of the story. Previous books in the series include: “Murder on Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” – Who killed the judge that awarded the World Championship Gold medal to a dour Russian Ice Queen over America’s perky Ice Princess? “On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” – A skating prodigy disappears right before the National championships, leading to a twisted tale of past crimes covered up and a race to prevent more in the future. “Axel of Evil: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” – A Soviet-era defector returns to Russia for the first time… and is killed for his trouble. “Death Drop: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” – An abandoned baby found at the rink leads to a host of Daddy candidates… and a murdered mom. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alina Adams worked as a figure skating researcher for ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBC, an experience which inspired the complete Figure Skating Mystery series, including “Murder on Ice,” “On Thin Ice,” “Axel of Evil,” “Death Drop” and “Skate Crime.” Her other enhanced titles include the contemporary romance, “When a Man Loves a Woman: Enhanced Multimedia Edition,” “Counterpoint: An Interactive Family Saga” and “Soap Opera 451: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama’s Greatest Moments.” As founder of Alina Adams Media, she works with her fellow writers to uniquely enhance their previously published works, such as Dan Elish’s musical children’s fantasy, “The Worldwide Dessert Contest: Enhanced Multimedia Edition.”

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]]> Death Drop https://alinaadams.com/product/death-drop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-drop Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:47:20 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/product/death-drop/ Book #4 in the Figure Skating Mystery series. Bex Levy returns to the world of competitive figure skating as the researcher for 24/7 Television Network in this fourth novel in the series. This time Bex must find out the mystery behind the infant left in the arena at the Nationals, and why the baby's mother, Allison Adler, an ice dancer who mysteriously left the rink a year ago, is hanging in the cooler from a sequined belt. But leery from events in the past, Bex is hesitant to follow the clues that will uncover personal secrets….

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Bex Levy returns to the world of competitive figure skating as the researcher for 24/7 Television Network in this fourth novel in the series. This time Bex must find out the mystery behind the infant left in the arena at the Nationals, and why the baby’s mother, Allison Adler, an ice dancer who mysteriously left the rink a year ago, is hanging in the cooler from a sequined belt. But leery from events in the past, Bex is hesitant to follow the clues that will uncover personal secrets….

This series is light reading, with a lot of self-deprecating humor tossed in by the protagonist, Bex Levy. I like the returning characters with all of their quirks, and the light sense of romance that is included, as well as the eye-opening information and the behind-the-scenes look at a popular sport. – Gumshoe Reviews

Funny, outrageous, scandalous and chaotic, Adams’ books are a guilty pleasure – a glimpse into the crazy side of figure-skating rendered with cutting wit and ever more bizarre soap opera turns. The characters are vividly rendered and often larger than life… Overall, a satisfying – and very swift – read. It’s amazing to me that Adams can turn out multiple books with this energy. It must be exhausting to write. – Goodreads

An abandoned baby is found at the ice rink during a practice session for Nationals. The baby’s mother has apparently hanged herself backstage. There are immediately several paternal claimants and when it is found that the young mother was murdered, the plot…as they say… thickens. I did find the inside look into the skating world interesting. Alina Adams, the author has apparently worked as a figure-skating researcher in the past so she writes these stories with her own personal experience behind her. – Out of the Best Books

This is the latest in a series of very satisfying mysteries. Anyone with even a passing interest in the world of competitive figure skating will enjoy this insider’s look…. It’s always a good day when a new Bex Levy mystery arrives, and fans won’t be disappointed with this one. – CA Reviews Enough twists and turns so the reader isn’t 100% sure whodunit. – Ollie’s World of Books

“Death Drop: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” features all the content of the original 2006 Berkley Prime Crime paperback release, plus additional, professional skating footage by The Ice Theatre of New York embedded alongside the text as part of the story! (An Internet connection is required to view the footage. The book itself may be read on any device, including a regular Kindle or eReader, but the complete “Death Drop: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” is best experienced via Kindle Fire, iPad, phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.) Also available as an enhanced e-book: “Murder on Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition,” “On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition,” and “Axel of Evil: Enhanced Multimedia Edition.” ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alina Adams worked as a figure skating researcher for ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBC, an experience which inspired the complete Figure Skating Mystery series, including “Murder on Ice,” “On Thin Ice,” “Axel of Evil,” “Death Drop” and “Skate Crime.” Her other enhanced titles include the contemporary romance, “When a Man Loves a Woman: Enhanced Multimedia Edition,” “Counterpoint: An Interactive Family Saga” and “Soap Opera 451: A Time Capsule of Daytime Drama’s Greatest Moments.” As founder of Alina Adams Media, she works with her fellow writers to uniquely enhance their previously published works, such as Dan Elish’s musical children’s fantasy, “The Worldwide Dessert Contest: Enhanced Multimedia Edition.”

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]]> Axel of Evil: Enhanced Multimedia Edition https://alinaadams.com/product/axel-of-evil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=axel-of-evil Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:15:20 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/?post_type=product&p=5364 Book #3 in the Figure Skating Mystery Series Bex Levy is a researcher for TV network 24/7. And murder appears to follow her around…. This time she has to find out who killed an ice skating coach during the run-up to a competition in Moscow. Igor Marchenko defected from the USSR to the States in 1977 and this is the first time he's been able to return home. But he soon turns up dead, poisoned by a pair of gloves. And once Bex does the rounds, she finds out that plenty of people had reason to bump him off. AXEL OF EVIL is a pleasant, good-humored book. Bex has some sharp lines, and I laughed aloud at the scene in the commentary box where she's sitting between feuding husband and wife presenters. - ReviewingTheEvidence.com In this third skating mystery for Bex Levy, the researcher for the 24/7 TV network is on location in Moscow. Skating champion Igor Marchenko first shot to fame when he won the only American gold figure skating medal at the 1982 Winter Olympics. Resident in the States since he defected there in 1977, he has returned to Mother Russia as coach to the 2005 U.S. Ladies' Silver Medalist, Jordan Ares, who is competing in the "U.S. vs. Russia: A Figure Skating Challenge" event. But when he collapses during a practice and is discovered to be dead, Bex has to find out whodunit and why before an international incident is caused... even though the reasons, once uncovered, might well be big enough to cause one...

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]]> Book #3 in the Figure Skating Mystery Series Bex Levy is a researcher for TV network 24/7. And murder appears to follow her around…. This time she has to find out who killed an ice skating coach during the run-up to a competition in Moscow. Igor Marchenko defected from the USSR to the States in 1977 and this is the first time he’s been able to return home. But he soon turns up dead, poisoned by a pair of gloves. And once Bex does the rounds, she finds out that plenty of people had reason to bump him off. AXEL OF EVIL is a pleasant, good-humored book. Bex has some sharp lines, and I laughed aloud at the scene in the commentary box where she’s sitting between feuding husband and wife presenters. – ReviewingTheEvidence.com In this third skating mystery for Bex Levy, the researcher for the 24/7 TV network is on location in Moscow. Skating champion Igor Marchenko first shot to fame when he won the only American gold figure skating medal at the 1982 Winter Olympics. Resident in the States since he defected there in 1977, he has returned to Mother Russia as coach to the 2005 U.S. Ladies’ Silver Medalist, Jordan Ares, who is competing in the “U.S. vs. Russia: A Figure Skating Challenge” event. But when he collapses during a practice and is discovered to be dead, Bex has to find out whodunit and why before an international incident is caused… even though the reasons, once uncovered, might well be big enough to cause one…

Alina Adams certainly knows her stuff (being a real-life TV researcher just like her heroine) and this shows, always a good thing…. There is some fine satire in here, and Alina Adams is adept at portraying typical skating types and typical skating fans. Perhaps what I enjoyed the most here was the delineation of modern Russia, and the vast difference between the country today and how it was back when Igor defected to the US…. The whole (plus the fairly intricate plot) makes for a good tale to please a skating fan who enjoys a good whodunit too. – MyShelf.com

As always, the author puts her insider knowledge of the skating world to good use, filling in the background and participants with very realistic details. A new Bex Levy mystery is a real treat; so settle in for an evening of skating, murder, and entertainment. – TheRomanceReadersConnection.com

“Axel of Evil: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” features all the content of the original 2006 Berkley Prime Crime paperback release, plus additional, professional skating footage by The Ice Theatre of New York embedded alongside the text as part of the story! (An Internet connection is required to view the footage. The book itself may be read on any device, including a regular Kindle or eReader, but the complete “Axel of Evil: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” is best experienced via Kindle Fire, iPad, phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.) Also available as an enhanced e-book: “Murder on Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition,” and “On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition.”

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]]> On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition https://alinaadams.com/product/on-thin-ice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-thin-ice Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:13:32 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/?post_type=product&p=5362 In Book #2 of the Figure Skating Mystery series, television researcher Bex Levy’s search for a pair of athletes who mysteriously dropped out of the sport years earlier leads to a host of shocking secrets, a kidnapping – and a murder! Containing all the text of the original 2004 Berkley Prime Crime paperback release, “On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” takes the unprecedented stop of including professional skating videos by the Ice Theatre of New York to help tell the story! (An Internet connection is required to view the video. The text may be read via any device or app.)

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]]> In Book #2 of the Figure Skating Mystery series, television researcher Bex Levy’s search for a pair of athletes who mysteriously dropped out of the sport years earlier leads to a host of shocking secrets, a kidnapping – and a murder! Containing all the text of the original 2004 Berkley Prime Crime paperback release, “On Thin Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition” takes the unprecedented stop of including professional skating videos by the Ice Theatre of New York to help tell the story! (An Internet connection is required to view the video. The text may be read via any device or app.)

Alina Adams, an expert on figure skating, brings the behind the scenes support needed to compete or put on a competition without prettying up the rivalry and pressure…. The protagonist may not be a licensed sleuth, but her work has given her the experiences that enable her to act like she is a professional detective putting together various threads into a cohesive picture. Skating fans will enthusiastically give a 10 to ON THIN ICE, but so will amateur sleuth fans. – Harriet Klausner

Bex’s persistence in solving the murder creates a page-turning read that accurately reveals the dark side of a beautiful sport…. Adams is right on the mark with her portrayal of the time and money spent on training. This satisfyingly suspenseful novel is a treat for mystery readers, especially those enthralled with figure skating. – Romantic Times

Fans of figure skating will laugh out loud at the descriptions of the skaters, attitudes, costumes and stunts. Non-fans will revel in the finely crafted mystery. Bex Levy is a great protagonist who is prone to talking to herself, putting her foot in her mouth, and slashing at people with blades of sarcasm. Alone, the humor in ON THIN ICE makes it a good book; combined with the interesting characters and suspense, it is a great book. – The Best Reviews

Hot blood runs rampant in the ice cold world of figure skating. No one knows this better than Rebecca “Bex” Levy, junior researcher for a 24/7 Sports New York cable network. The plucky, self-deprecating heroine of On Thin Ice, the second installment in Alina Adams’ unique new series, knows that the cutthroat road to gold medal glory is long and arduous and filled with the drama of bitter rivalries, overbearing moms and dads and contentious coaches who will stop at nothing to get their latest skating prodigy one triple Axel closer to the top of the heap. – Mystery Ink

It should be mentioned that one of the characters in On Thin Ice, African-American figure skating coach, Antonia Wright, is based on Mabel Fairbanks, the first African-American skater who paved the way for African Americans and other figure skaters from minority backgrounds to be part of the sport. Those who like murder mysteries and also love figure skating will find On Thin Ice to be a welcome addition to their reading libraries. – About.com/FigureSkating

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]]> Murder on Ice: Enhanced Multimedia Edition https://alinaadams.com/product/murder-on-ice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=murder-on-ice Tue, 09 Dec 2003 16:10:55 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/?post_type=product&p=5360
Figure skating is a cutthroat world. Enter the world of Bex. A figure skater drawn into a world of murder.

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Figure skating is a cutthroat world. Enter the world of Bex. A figure skater drawn into a world of murder.

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]]> Sarah Hughes, Skating to the Stars https://alinaadams.com/product/sarah-hughes-skating-to-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sarah-hughes-skating-to-the-stars Sat, 01 Dec 2001 16:47:20 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/product/sarah-hughes-skating-to-the-stars/ Figure skating phenom Sarah Hughes is taking the ice-and the world-by storm. Here, for the first time ever, is the true, unauthorized story of America's newest skating sweetheart as she goes for the gold in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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]]> Figure skating phenom Sarah Hughes is taking the ice-and the world-by storm. Here, for the first time ever, is the true, unauthorized story of America’s newest skating sweetheart as she goes for the gold in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

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]]> Inside Figure Skating https://alinaadams.com/product/inside-figure-skating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inside-figure-skating Fri, 01 Jan 1999 16:47:20 +0000 https://alinaadams.com/product/inside-figure-skating/ In the past ten years, competitive figure skating has grown from a once-every-four-years novelty to the second most televised sport in America. Fueled by the emergence of professional competition and new rules that allow skaters to earn money for skating without forfeiting their Olympic eligibility, skating has become a worldwide phenomenon. Skaters earn top dollar for shows, competitions, and televised events, and draw huge crowds of loyal fans. Inside Figure Skating takes an in-depth look at this wildly popular sport, with insider information and more than 150 fantastic color photos.-- Written by a skating insider, with first-hand accounts and in-depth profiles of major skaters.-- Includes information on some of the world's greatest skaters and skating promoters, including Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Boitano, Elvis Stojko, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Scott Hamilton, Katarina Witt, and Dick Button.-- With coverage of all major skating events, including championship competitions, televised events, shows, and the Olympics.

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]]> In the past ten years, competitive figure skating has grown from a once-every-four-years novelty to the second most televised sport in America. Fueled by the emergence of professional competition and new rules that allow skaters to earn money for skating without forfeiting their Olympic eligibility, skating has become a worldwide phenomenon. Skaters earn top dollar for shows, competitions, and televised events, and draw huge crowds of loyal fans. Inside Figure Skating takes an in-depth look at this wildly popular sport, with insider information and more than 150 fantastic color photos.– Written by a skating insider, with first-hand accounts and in-depth profiles of major skaters.– Includes information on some of the world’s greatest skaters and skating promoters, including Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Brian Boitano, Elvis Stojko, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Scott Hamilton, Katarina Witt, and Dick Button.– With coverage of all major skating events, including championship competitions, televised events, shows, and the Olympics.

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