This Novel summons readers to jury duty in Murder by Ice. The case revolves around the story of Daniel Slater, who in his quest to become a famous murder-mystery movie producer he faces a few challenges along the way. An abusive mother whom he murders. A manipulative wife who discovers his secret. She manages to reveal to his grandfather that Daniel murdered his only child. Meanwhile, Slater ́s former best friend carries a grudge against him for stealing the only woman he has ever loved. The suspence thickens when it is discovered that the very murder weapon Slater plans to use for his upcoming movie is the same murder weapon used to kill several people whom he had worked with, including the star of the movie whom he had an affair. With his wife plotting to extort money from the movie studio, a copycat murder on the loose. With his past exposed, Slater finds himself framed for the murders. The movie Murder by Ice stands to gross over 825 million. Slater ́s dream of writting and producing th greatest murder-mystery movie ever written hangs in the balance. The true idenity of the copycat murderer is not exposed until the end. Suspense -Thriller fans can now examine the facts and evidences, and attempt to uncover the true idenity of the murderer in Hughes ́ Murder by Ice.