Cold Hearted
3.5 Stars

Anderson's writing is smooth and engaging. The serial killer plot is compelling with a truly nasty villain and some exciting action scenes. That said, it is rather easy to identify the killer, and the investigators make several investigative leaps that defy logic.

Erin and Darsh's romance is enjoyable. They are both appealing and likable characters, and their chemistry is engaging although not as intense as some of the other couples in the series. Moreover, as their backstory plays such an important role in their relationship, it would have been a good idea to include their initial encounter in a prologue.

Overall, a solid addition to the series.
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Cold Justice Book 06

4.5 Stars
Really kept me guessing! And the romance was more believable than other romantic suspense books I have read! Glad I bought the whole series when it was on sale! Full review will be on The Book Disciple on June 6th ( )

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: Hunting For A Killer...

Detective Erin Donovan expects life to quiet down after the arrest and conviction of a serial rapist who terrified her university town last summer. Then two young women are brutally slain and the murders bear all the hallmarks of the campus rapist. Did Erin arrest an innocent man? Now her job is at stake and tensions are high and just when it looks like things can’t get worse, her department gets the help it needs to solve the double homicide—in the form of a man Erin has never been able to forget.

Who Doesn't Play By The Rules.

FBI Agent Darsh Singh has no interest in reliving the past. Three years ago, his feelings for Erin Donovan had him breaking all his rules about getting involved. Now his only interest in the former NYPD detective is figuring out if she screwed up a rape investigation and helped send an innocent man to prison. But being forced to work together rekindles their old attraction, and as Darsh and Erin fall for each other, the campus predator fixates on Erin. The race is on to identify the ruthless killer before he makes Erin his final victim. ( )

Small college town murder mystery makes up this latest in the Cold Justice series.

Since the big over arching plot of the previous books in the series was finally put the rest this time the story is centrally focused on a small college town in Upstate New York close to the Canadian border. Detective Erin Donovan is the most hated person in Forbes Pines as she arrested star quarterback for raping college girls which eventually led to his conviction and incarceration last year. Now after a long deserved vacation she returns to a double homicide that has her questioning did they arrest the right man or did he have an accomplice. Right away an FBI profiler shows up to help them and normally she would be very grateful for any help but the man they sent happens to be the man she had a one night stand with 3 years ago when she was training at Quantico and that night didn't end well.

FBI Agent Darsh Singh has been on some tough cases lately when he is pulled to go to Forbes Pines to help with the murders and to also look into the previous rapes. He is not happy himself when he gets there and see that the lead detective is the woman who lied to him 3 years ago. Neither of them had been totally honest with the other that night but Darsh feels Erin's deception was almost unforgivable even though he has not forgotten how it felt to have her in his arms.

Not as intense in the suspense as some of the previous books in the series but the bad guy did a good job a deceiving everyone including Darsh and Erin right up until the end. Their relationship also played a big part of the book and the ups and downs they went through with not only having to deal with the case but also their past. ( )