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A case almost a quarter of a century cold turns red hot again when Linda Barnes's detective and part-time cabby, Carlotta Carlyle, gets ensnared in the hunt for the source of a manuscript in the unmistakable voice of Thea Janis, the young literary sensation who disappeared twenty-four years ago at the height of her fame.
Now, pages from an inflammatory new manuscript are appearing, written in a voice that could be none other than Thea's. But a madman sits in a Massachusetts state prison, convicted of her murder. The "Cold Case" squad of the Boston Police won't touch this one--they want to keep it irrevocably closed. Thea's brother, a dashing politician, is in the middle of a hotly contested gubernatorial race and has other problems, with a fiery young wife and a reputation for ruthlessness. Thea's older sister has withdrawn into her own oblivion. And her aristocratic mother finds her refuge in a bottle.
Who wrote the new manuscript? Who is sending it piecemeal to Thea's family, demanding chapter-by-chapter blackmail? Who is playing games with Carlotta with every loaded word? Is Thea alive or dead? Is the author a victim, a plagiarist*or a killer? Carlotta Carlyle confronts demons from the past and from the present as she peels back layer upon layer of a glittering family's dark secrets in Cold Case, her toughest and most intriguing assignment yet.
Now, pages from an inflammatory new manuscript are appearing, written in a voice that could be none other than Thea's. But a madman sits in a Massachusetts state prison, convicted of her murder. The "Cold Case" squad of the Boston Police won't touch this one--they want to keep it irrevocably closed. Thea's brother, a dashing politician, is in the middle of a hotly contested gubernatorial race and has other problems, with a fiery young wife and a reputation for ruthlessness. Thea's older sister has withdrawn into her own oblivion. And her aristocratic mother finds her refuge in a bottle.
Who wrote the new manuscript? Who is sending it piecemeal to Thea's family, demanding chapter-by-chapter blackmail? Who is playing games with Carlotta with every loaded word? Is Thea alive or dead? Is the author a victim, a plagiarist*or a killer? Carlotta Carlyle confronts demons from the past and from the present as she peels back layer upon layer of a glittering family's dark secrets in Cold Case, her toughest and most intriguing assignment yet.
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"[A] vivid puzzler and a walloping good read...lay in the supply of midnight oil before you pick up this book." --Albuquerque Journal"A satisfyingly complex tale!" --Entertainment Weekly"A must for every mystery fan. Barnes is a master storyteller, and her latest--in a series that just keeps getting better--is a riveting read that is at once poignant, funny, sad, suspenseful, and hopeful." --Booklist"Barnes continues to write some of the best female detective mysteries on the market today. Readers will dive into the action from start to finish. Carlotta is a great female sleuth and the supporting cast adds dichotomous local color to the tale." --Harriet Klausner, Painted Rock Reviews"Engrossing....The pages keep turning." --Publishers Weekly"Compelling." --Kirkus Reviews"Absorbing . . . Barnes keeps readers flipping pages....The quickly paced tale neatly balances thought and action, past events and present consequences." --Orlando Sentinel"Cold Case is as good as it gets! Linda Barnes is one of today's best authors, mystery or not. Each new book gives us the best in writing, plot and character development." --Kate's Mystery Books [A] vivid puzzler and a walloping good read lay in the supply of midnight oil before you pick up this book. "Albuquerque Journal" A satisfyingly complex tale! "Entertainment Weekly" A must for every mystery fan. Barnes is a master storyteller, and her latest--in a series that just keeps getting better--is a riveting read that is at once poignant, funny, sad, suspenseful, and hopeful. "Booklist" Barnes continues to write some of the best female detective mysteries on the market today. Readers will dive into the action from start to finish. Carlotta is a great female sleuth and the supporting cast adds dichotomous local color to the tale. "Harriet Klausner, Painted Rock Reviews" Engrossing .The pages keep turning. "Publishers Weekly" Compelling. "Kirkus Reviews" Absorbing . . . Barnes keeps readers flipping pages....The quickly paced tale neatly balances thought and action, past events and present consequences. "Orlando Sentinel" Cold Case is as good as it gets! Linda Barnes is one of today's best authors, mystery or not. Each new book gives us the best in writing, plot and character development. "Kate's Mystery Books"" "[A] vivid puzzler and a walloping good read lay in the supply of midnight oil before you pick up this book." --"Albuquerque"" Journal" "A satisfyingly complex tale!" --"Entertainment Weekly" "A must for every mystery fan. Barnes is a master storyteller, and her latest--in a series that just keeps getting better--is a riveting read that is at once poignant, funny, sad, suspenseful, and hopeful." --"Booklist" "Barnes continues to write some of the best female detective mysteries on the market today. Readers will dive into the action from start to finish. Carlotta is a great female sleuth and the supporting cast adds dichotomous local color to the tale." --Harriet Klausner, "Painted Rock Reviews" "Engrossing .The pages keep turning." --"Publishers Weekly" "Compelling." --"Kirkus Reviews" "Absorbing . . . Barnes keeps readers flipping pages....The quickly paced tale neatly balances thought and action, past events and present consequences." --"Orlando"" Sentinel" "Cold Case is as good as it gets! Linda Barnes is one of today's best authors, mystery or not. Each new book gives us the best in writing, plot and character development." --"Kate's Mystery Books"" "[A] vivid puzzler and a walloping good read...lay in the supply of midnight oil before you pick up this book." --"Albuquerque"" Journal" "A satisfyingly complex tale!" --"Entertainment Weekly" "A must for every mystery fan. Barnes is a master storyteller, and her latest--in a series that just keeps getting better--is a riveting read that is at once poignant, funny, sad, suspenseful, and hopeful." --"Booklist" "Barnes continues to write some of the best female detective mysteries on the market today. Readers will dive into the action from start to finish. Carlotta is a great female sleuth and the supporting cast adds dichotomous local color to the tale." --Harriet Klausner, "Painted Rock Reviews" "Engrossing....The pages keep turning." --"Publishers Weekly" "Compelling." --"Kirkus Reviews" "Absorbing . . . Barnes keeps readers flipping pages....The quickly paced tale neatly balances thought and action, past events and present consequences." --"Orlando"" Sentinel" "Cold Case is as good as it gets! Linda Barnes is one of today's best authors, mystery or not. Each new book gives us the best in writing, plot and character development." --"Kate's Mystery Books" "[A] vivid puzzler and a walloping good read... lay in the supply of midnight oil before you pick up this book." -- "Albuquerque"" Journal" "A satisfyingly complex tale!" -- "Entertainment Weekly" "A must for every mystery fan. Barnes is a master storyteller, and her latest-- in a series that just keeps getting better-- is a riveting read that is at once poignant, funny, sad, suspenseful, and hopeful." -- "Booklist" "Barnes continues to write some of the best female detective mysteries on the market today. Readers will dive into the action from start to finish. Carlotta is a great female sleuth and the supporting cast adds dichotomous local color to the tale." -- Harriet Klausner, "Painted Rock Reviews" "Engrossing... .The pages keep turning." -- "Publishers Weekly" "Compelling." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "Absorbing . . . Barnes keeps readers flipping pages....The quickly paced tale neatly balances thought and action, past events and present consequences." -- "Orlando"" Sentinel" "Cold Case is as good as it gets! Linda Barnes is one of today's best authors, mystery or not. Each new book gives us the best in writing, plot and character development." -- "Kate's Mystery Books" "�A� vivid puzzler and a walloping good read...lay in the supply of midnight oil before you pick up this book." --"Albuquerque"" Journal" "A satisfyingly complex tale!" --"Entertainment Weekly" "A must for every mystery fan. Barnes is a master storyteller, and her latest--in a series that just keeps getting better--is a riveting read that is at once poignant, funny, sad, suspenseful, and hopeful." --"Booklist" "Barnes continues to write some of the best female detective mysteries on the market today. Readers will dive into the action from start to finish. Carlotta is a great female sleuth and the supporting cast adds dichotomous local color to the tale." --Harriet Klausner, "Painted Rock Reviews" "Engrossing....The pages keep turning." --"Publishers Weekly" "Compelling." --"Kirkus Reviews" "Absorbing . . . Barnes keeps readers flipping pages....The quickly paced tale neatly balances thought and action, past events and present consequences." --"Orlando"" Sentinel" "Cold Case is as good as it gets! Linda Barnes is one of today's best authors, mystery or not. Each new book gives us the best in writing, plot and character development." --"Kate's Mystery Books"
About the Author:
LINDA BARNES is the author of eleven previous Carlotta Carlyle mysteries and winner of the Anthony and American Mystery Awards. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and son.
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- PublisherWheeler Publishing Inc
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 1568954271
- ISBN 13 9781568954271
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- Number of pages474
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