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namitakhanna's review against another edition
4.0
In the book “ The Coldest Fear” Detective Jack Murphy and his partner Liddell “Bigfoot” are on pursuit of a deranged killer “ The Cleaver “ who leaves his victims without faces and also cuts off other parts of their body. With so little to go on Jack and Bigfoot have their case cut out for them and it will be a fight till the end to find the killer.
This is a great, fast- paced police procedure with well written characters. I especially enjoyed the witty banter between Jack and his partner Liddell.The only complain I have was that there were too many characters to keep track of at times .A little scary and creepy it’s a great addition to the crime thriller category.
I would like to thank Kensington Books & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
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This is a great, fast- paced police procedure with well written characters. I especially enjoyed the witty banter between Jack and his partner Liddell.The only complain I have was that there were too many characters to keep track of at times .A little scary and creepy it’s a great addition to the crime thriller category.
I would like to thank Kensington Books & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
jacqueshol's review against another edition
4.0
I had recently finished Chris Carter's Robert Hunter series and thoroughly enjoyed it. Intrigued by the genre, I found myself searching for similar books. I happened on Rick Reed's Jack Murphy series. Inevitably I tend to compare these two series with each other, albeit that I have read 10 of Carter's books and only 2 of Rick Reed.
After a slow start in the first book of the series, The Cruelest Cut, I found myself getting more and more drawn into the main characters in The Coldest Fear being Jack Murphy and his pod'na Liddell "Bigfoot" Blanchard. I enjoyed the fact that Bigfoot is playing a bigger role in supporting the main character of Jack Murphy. In Chris Carter's books, I often wished that Robert Hunter's sidekick, Carlos Garcia, would feature a bit more. Jack Murphy and Bigfoot's characters seems more real to me, whereas Robert Hunter appears more aloof.
I also particularly enjoy the fact that Rick Reed didn't draw out the endings of the two books that I've read. Too often, in books and movies, the ending is drawn out to create a false sense of foreboding. This book's ending felt realistic and authentic, and while I don't want to give away spoilers, the serial killer meets a suitable demise.
While The Coldest Fear perhaps can't compete with the plots of Mr Carter's books, I also realise that I have only read the first two books in the series. I will definitely continue to read on as the storylines aren't bad at all and in all likelihood will only get better as the author "matures" in his writing style.
Although most people would consider the pace of The Coldest Fear not too bad, I found it just a tad slow for my liking. Maybe the book was 30-50 pages too long. I can't quite put my finger on it, but perhaps there were too many characters for a story of this nature. Other than Jack and Bigfoot, there are quite a number of police characters: Chief Pope, captain Franklin, computer analyst Garcia, the detective Jansen and psychologists and FBI agents.
While I won't consider this a real page-turner, it generally this was a well written suspense thriller that had me entertained. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good old serial killer story that isn't too fast paced.
After a slow start in the first book of the series, The Cruelest Cut, I found myself getting more and more drawn into the main characters in The Coldest Fear being Jack Murphy and his pod'na Liddell "Bigfoot" Blanchard. I enjoyed the fact that Bigfoot is playing a bigger role in supporting the main character of Jack Murphy. In Chris Carter's books, I often wished that Robert Hunter's sidekick, Carlos Garcia, would feature a bit more. Jack Murphy and Bigfoot's characters seems more real to me, whereas Robert Hunter appears more aloof.
I also particularly enjoy the fact that Rick Reed didn't draw out the endings of the two books that I've read. Too often, in books and movies, the ending is drawn out to create a false sense of foreboding. This book's ending felt realistic and authentic, and while I don't want to give away spoilers, the serial killer meets a suitable demise.
While The Coldest Fear perhaps can't compete with the plots of Mr Carter's books, I also realise that I have only read the first two books in the series. I will definitely continue to read on as the storylines aren't bad at all and in all likelihood will only get better as the author "matures" in his writing style.
Although most people would consider the pace of The Coldest Fear not too bad, I found it just a tad slow for my liking. Maybe the book was 30-50 pages too long. I can't quite put my finger on it, but perhaps there were too many characters for a story of this nature. Other than Jack and Bigfoot, there are quite a number of police characters: Chief Pope, captain Franklin, computer analyst Garcia, the detective Jansen and psychologists and FBI agents.
While I won't consider this a real page-turner, it generally this was a well written suspense thriller that had me entertained. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good old serial killer story that isn't too fast paced.
laneylegz's review against another edition
4.0
Jack & Liddell are investigating a freaky murder when they are called to another scene that has body parts from the first murder at it. Piecing together evidence while dodging the media, Jack is is pulled to a small town where the victim lived. The local sheriff is keeping secrets along with the townspeople and another murder occurs. A sick twisted serial killer is on a rampage collecting trophies and murdering indiscriminately. Jack is determined to solve the case while trying to balance police politics, a leak in the department, FBI, his girlfriend, & the rest of the team. Fast paced & short chapters. I'm into this book series!
skinnypenguin's review
4.0
Jack Murphy is a bad ass detective. He ends up solving some of the most brutal crimes and it takes a toll on him. His love life definitely has its ups and downs. He is dating a woman who works for the parole board and she assists him a bit on some of his cases. He keeps breaking some of his dates because he gets caught up in work.
The latest case has him trying to figure out who is killing people and taking their faces off. The killer has been operating all over the country for quite some time and has decided that Jack's reputation as someone who solves the tough crimes is a good reason to pit himself against him and try to eventually kill him. The story alternates with some bits of the killers past and his thoughts. Jack works with his partner and several others to solve this crime.
Really well developed characters, suspenseful and quite gory in spots.
The latest case has him trying to figure out who is killing people and taking their faces off. The killer has been operating all over the country for quite some time and has decided that Jack's reputation as someone who solves the tough crimes is a good reason to pit himself against him and try to eventually kill him. The story alternates with some bits of the killers past and his thoughts. Jack works with his partner and several others to solve this crime.
Really well developed characters, suspenseful and quite gory in spots.
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