Review: Cold Fear

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When old evidence turns up on a fresh corpse, ASAC Lincoln Frazer is determined it won't delay the execution of a convicted serial killer. But when more young women are brutally slain, it becomes clear—this new killer is intimately familiar with the old murders.

After her mother's death, Army Captain Dr. Isadora Campbell resigned her commission in order to return to the Outer Banks to raise her rebellious teenage sister. But Izzy hides a terrible secret, and it doesn't take long to realize someone knows exactly what she did, all those years ago.

Thrust together during the investigation, Frazer and Izzy find themselves reluctantly drawn to one another. When the truth about Izzy's past emerges, Frazer struggles with her deception. And when the killer strikes again, the race is on to save Izzy from the same terrible fate as all the other dead girls.

Genre: romantic

Publication date: May 2015

Mature content: yes

 

Review: In terms of suspense, Cold Fear is probably one of the best in the whole series (and I've gone back to the older books I hadn't read since I haven't found a few of the newest ones all that great...). 

I didn't care all that much for either of the main characters, though. Izzy is complicated but inconsistent and I can't help but think she should be somehow punished for what she did in the past (even if she was only seventeen back then). Lincoln comes across as much less sure of himself than in the other books and the way he hypnotises everyone and their dog is beyond weird. 

On the other hand, I found the secondary characters amazing, everyone of them.

And the suspense? Really good. There are many twists and turns, old crimes mixing with new ones - and once you think you have it all figured out? Think again.

 

Overall, it was still a pleasure to read this book and I could hardly put it down. Recommended.

 

Happy readings,

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