The Midwest Book Review calls The Ice Cream Blonde "a truly exceptional and impressively researched biography that reads as smoothly as any riveting suspense novel."
New York Social Diaryreviewed The Ice Cream Blonde, saying author Michelle Morgan “does meticulous work, not only about all the strangeness surrounding [Thelma] Todd's death, but the actresses' slow, steady and mostly unsatisfying climb.”
New York Journal of Booksreviewed The Ice Cream Blonde, calling it “a good read, especially for anyone interested in the heyday of Hollywood with all its dirty little secrets.”
The Philadelphia Inquirerincluded The Ice Cream Blonde in its "Picks of the Week" roundup. Film critic Stephen Rea calls it "a fascinating real-life (and real-death) whodunit."
EDGE reviewed The Ice Cream Blonde. The writer states, "This is a well-researched and invigorating celebration of a talent that does not deserve to be forgotten."
EDGE reviewed The Ice Cream Blonde. The writer states, "This is a well-researched and invigorating celebration of a talent that does not deserve to be forgotten."
Examiner.com gave The Ice Cream Blonde a five-star rating and piled on the positive adjectives, calling it "revealing, insightful, compelling, interesting, and entertaining."
Booklist reviewed The Ice Cream Blonde, saying author Michelle Morgan "presents a biorgraphy sure to appeal to fans of Hollywood's Golden Era rich in signficant details about Todd's life and aimed at ending speculation about the death of this versatile actress."
