Revenge Served Cold


Author
Jackie Fullerton
Publisher
Thomas House LTD

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A twenty-something court reporter by day, law student by night, Anne Marshall lives in a sleepy Midwestern college town with her fiancé Jason, the town’s District Attorney. But Anne has a secret: Jason isn’t the only man in her life and the other man—the ghost of her father, James Marshall—still plays a big, and sometimes complicated, role in Anne’s life.    When law professor Elliott Spence is viciously run down and killed in an accident that’s quickly ruled a homicide, police name the professor’s wife, Kathy Spence, as the prime suspect.  Kathy has no alibi, and her car, which matched eyewitness accounts of the hit-and-run, was found abandoned not far from the crime scene. But why would this seemingly-loving wife murder her husband?    When Anne becomes a reluctant but diligent amateur sleuth, her favorite ghostly sidekick shows up to help But this ghost/daughter duo finds that investigating this seemingly open-and-shut case opens up a colossal can of worms. There are some dark secrets lurking in the past—including several jaw-dropping events in the days before the murder, and a simmering rage that’s been building for over a century.   Now a ghost is certainly a handy thing to have in an investigation, but in real life, Anne is going to need some earthly protection. Anne Marshall is hot on the trail of a cold-blooded killer, and when the real killer catches wind of Anne’s sleuthing, there will be only one way to stop the investigation— and that’s stopping Anne. For good.


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 The story begins with Ross Craig and Professor Elliott Spence meeting at a bar after not seeing each other since Elliott’s marriage to Kathy. They had not seen each other in years. Elliott is not sure what they meeting was about as he leaves the bar and walks across the street and suddenly is run down by a speeding car.

 
As the story progresses we find out that Kathy, Elliott’s wife had dated Ross in college and there is more to their history. Why has Ross come back into town? What blonde-haired woman ran Elliott down and killed him? Kathy, who is blond, is a suspect as it was her car that ran him down. She claims she is innocent but she does have some secrets. Alice, another college friend enters the picture but what is her motive?
 
In steps Anne Marshall, amateur sleuth who thinks that Kathy is innocent and is out to prove it. She does have some supernatural help from her father, her ghostly father that is. With his help, she investigates and finds some things that may just prove that Kathy was innocent however, there are also things going on that could put Kathy is grave danger and Anne for that matter. 
 
There are lots of twists and turns in this suspenseful mystery and you want to keep reading. The duo sleuths, Anne and her ghost father are likeable and I hope Fullerton writes a series about them, as I want to read more.

Reviewed on 07/06/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Janice Hidey

Kathy Spence has been living the American dream until one fateful night when the police come to her door. Her husband, Elliot, has been killed in what appears to be a hit-and-run accident. However, as the facts unfold, it appears that Kathy herself may have killed him. Local amateur sleuth Anne Marshall doesn’t think all it as it seems, in spite of all the facts appearing to point to Kathy. When she and her friends investigate, they discover that an old boyfriend with a bone to pick recently arrived in town, along with another woman who Kathy had been close with during college. Equally strange is the fact that Kathy received a strange package shortly before Elliot’s death, one that makes reference to a terminated pregnancy. As the facts unfold, Anne, with the help of her deceased father’s ghost, begins to fit the truth together as to the identity of Elliot’s killer. But will it be in time to prevent the murderer from striking again?
 
Revenge Served Cold by Jackie Fullerton is the second book featuring amateur sleuth Anne Marshall and her ghostly father. This new series is a superb addition to the growing category of “cozy” mysteries, generally referring to mystery novels which feature ordinary people as the heroes and lack the graphic violence of most murder mysteries. This novel features a fast moving plot and a superb cast of small town characters which provide just the right amount of drama to make this novel one of the best I’ve read in a while. Fullerton has shown she has a great deal of talent and I look forward to reading future entries in this series. Well-known cozy writers such as Diane Mott Davidson has best be on their toes if they want to keep pace.  If you love mysteries but are turned off by graphic violence, I recommend that you add this book to your reading list. This book is definitely worth 5 stars.

Reviewed on 06/19/2010 by ReviewTheBook.com Member Jud Hanson







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