AUTHOR: Nancy Mehl
DATE: 2023
PUBLISHER: Bethany House
STARS: ***
From the back cover:
Ex-FBI profiler River Ryland still suffers from PTSD after a case went horribly wrong. Needing a fresh start, she moves to St. Louis to be near her ailing mother and opens a private investigation firm with her friend and former FBI partner, Tony St. Clair. They're soon approached by a grieving mother who wants them to find out what happened to her teenaged son, who disappeared four years ago. River knows there's almost no hope the boy is still alive, but his mother needs closure, and River and Tony need a case, no matter how cold it might be.
But as they follow the boy's trail, which gets more complicated at every turn, they find themselves in the path of a murderer determined to punish anyone who gets in his way. As River and Tony race to stop him before he kills again, an even more dangerous threat emerges, stirring up the past that haunts River and plotting an end to her future.
My review:
This is my personal review, so I must be honest. I have read and enjoyed other books by Nancy Mehl, but not this one. Cold Pursuit is written skillfully, and the faith aspect is good, but I found certain aspects troubling, making it hard for me to read. Not to detract from the author’s talent and ability to create memorable characters and plots, but I do not like to be inside the minds of serial killers. Period. Another reason would be a spoiler, so I cannot disclose it. If I’d realized that was what awaited me, I would not have chosen to read Cold Pursuit.
For those who love intense suspense with a large, up-close dose of insanity, this book is for you. For those (like me) who are sensitive to such things, perhaps a different book is better.
I was given a copy of this book courtesy of Baker Publishing and Graf Martin Communications. Three stars for the reasons stated above.