This was my fifth book in the David Wolf series by Jeff Carson. And like the four before it, was an extremely interesting book. It's different, however, from the others, and by that I mean one might wonder how the title fits into the story line? Caveat, do not consider the title in any wise innocuous. It is not. This story is, in a word, "cold" as the title suggests. I'd recommend reading it on a warm sunny afternoon than on a cold dark stormy night, if you get my drift.
I don't re-tell story lines in my reviews. I prefer to analyze the read and do so using several criteria: To begin with, once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. The story was interesting from page one to page last. There was no lag. But regardless, the story has good thread in that if put the book down for whatever reason, coming back to it does not require re-reading prior pages to remember what is going on.I call that good "reader memory". Character development is a strong suit for this author. I can "walk" along with the writing as though I was in the scene being played out. I like to know what is going on inside the head of the chief protagonist and antagonist.
Plot is also carefully laid out with good rising action, climax and clear resolution. There's always a question as to why what is going on is going on, but excellent plot explains that. That principally is why the book held my interest until the very end.
The setting in this book is not as critical as say the setting in some of the prior books. Suffice it say, Carson carefully sets his plots around the lay of the land with which he is most familiar. The lake in this story is the chief setting. The theme as with all his books is thriller and in this case it is paramount to an exciting read.
I have just down loaded book six, which is the latest and hopefully not the last in the series. David Wolf is to Jeff Carson as Harry Bosch is to Michael Connelly. I highly recommend any in the series, including "Gut Decision", which is a short read and great insight to Sheriff David Wolf.
I read all five in order, and agree it makes good sense to do so.
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A Fantastic Read!!!
Another great book by Jeff Carson. He has developed his characters more in each book. Mr. Carson is a very talented man with a great imagination to go along with it. Cold Lake will take you on the ride of your life, well for me anyway. If you are a David Wolf fan but have not read this one than you do not know what you are missing. A Fantastic Read.
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