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Single mom Vivi Vincent is thrust into her worst nightmare when she and her eight-year-old son are trapped inside a mall during a terror attack. Jed Brennan, a handsome FBI agent on enforced leave, helps Vivi and her son survive the assault. But the danger is just beginning...
Vivi's son may have witnessed critical details of the terrorists' future plans and is targeted for death, but he's mute, and he's traumatized. When someone launches a strike against the FBI's safe house, Jed fears the bad guys have an inside man. Not knowing who to trust, he hides mother and son in a log cabin deep in the heart of the Wisconsin Northwoods. There Jed and Vivi try to figure out how to unlock the information inside her son's head. What they don't bargain for is the red-hot attraction that flares between them, or the extent of the sinister plot that threatens to rip apart any chance of happiness they might have together.
Vivi's son may have witnessed critical details of the terrorists' future plans and is targeted for death, but he's mute, and he's traumatized. When someone launches a strike against the FBI's safe house, Jed fears the bad guys have an inside man. Not knowing who to trust, he hides mother and son in a log cabin deep in the heart of the Wisconsin Northwoods. There Jed and Vivi try to figure out how to unlock the information inside her son's head. What they don't bargain for is the red-hot attraction that flares between them, or the extent of the sinister plot that threatens to rip apart any chance of happiness they might have together.
Genre: romantic suspense
Publication date: June 2014
Mature content: yes
Review: Cold Pursuit is book two in the Cold Justice series by Toni Anderson (following A Cold Dark Place), but although some of the characters from the previous book show up or are mentioned in this one, both stories are totally independent and Cold Pursuit can perfectly be read stand-alone.
In terms of general plot, Cold Pursuit is very well achieved and (sadly) very much up to date. I did have a couple of issues, though.
First, it irked me to have the criminals and terrorists in the story always mentioned as "the bad guys". Once or twice I could stomach it, especially when a child is present. But on a consistent basis and in conversation between adults involved in law enforcement, it seemed a bit too much.
And second, I couldn't figure out why the identity of Michael's father was kept a secret until almost the end. Taking into account that the kid was a potential witness to terrorist activities and had a prize on his head, one of the priorities of above mentioned law enforcement officials should have been contacting his father. Yes, it's true that Michael's mother claims the father had not been involved with them for years, but I would still expect the FBI and the CIA to check - sooner, rather than later.
In terms of general plot, Cold Pursuit is very well achieved and (sadly) very much up to date. I did have a couple of issues, though.
First, it irked me to have the criminals and terrorists in the story always mentioned as "the bad guys". Once or twice I could stomach it, especially when a child is present. But on a consistent basis and in conversation between adults involved in law enforcement, it seemed a bit too much.
And second, I couldn't figure out why the identity of Michael's father was kept a secret until almost the end. Taking into account that the kid was a potential witness to terrorist activities and had a prize on his head, one of the priorities of above mentioned law enforcement officials should have been contacting his father. Yes, it's true that Michael's mother claims the father had not been involved with them for years, but I would still expect the FBI and the CIA to check - sooner, rather than later.
And that's why, while Cold Pursuit is still a great romantic suspense book (more emphasis on the suspense and action scenes rather than the romance) with a rather unexpected twist at the end, I'm rating it with just four stars instead of five.
Happy Wednesday,
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