A Cold Day in Hell, Lissa Marie Redmond
A Cold Day in Hell, Lissa Marie Redmond
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A Cold Day in Hell
A Cold Case Investigation

Author: Lissa Marie Redmond

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2020

Synopsis

Lauren’s job as a cold case homicide detective is her life. And life just got complicated.Lauren Riley is an accomplished detective who has always been on the opposite side of the courtroom from slick defense attorney Frank Violanti. But now he’s begging to hire her as a private investigator to help clear his client of murder. At first Lauren refuses, wanting nothing to do with the media circus surrounding the case—until she meets the eighteen-year-old suspect.To keep an innocent teen from life in prison, Lauren must unravel the conflicting evidence and changing stories to get at the buried facts. But the more she digs, the more she discovers that nothing is what it first appears to be. As Lauren puts her career and life in danger, doubt lurks on every corner—and so does her stalker.

About Lissa Marie Redmond

Lissa Marie Redmond is a retired cold case homicide detective. She handled a number of high-profile cases and has appeared on numerous television shows, including Dateline and Murder by Numbers. Her short fiction has appeared in Buffalo Noir, Down & Out: The Magazine, and other publications. A member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers, she lives and writes in Buffalo, New York, with her family.

About Emily Sutton-Smith

Emily Sutton-Smith is a professional actress and one of the cofounders of an Equity theater in central Michigan. Her stage credits include Out of Orbit; Doublewide; Summer Retreat; Too Much, Too Much, Too Many; Miracle on South Division Street; End Days; The Usual: A Musical Love Story; The Smell of the Kill; The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds; Maidens, Mothers and Crones; and Additional Particulars. A New York City native, she has worked onstage at almost all the Equity theaters in Michigan, including the Williamston Theatre, the Purple Rose Theatre, Performance Network Theatre, Tipping Point Theatre, the Detroit Rep, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, and MeadowBrook Theatre. Emily is a proud member of the Actors' Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA. Her film and TV credits include The Funeral Guest, Gifted Hands, Butterfly Effect: Revelation, The Prince of Motor City, and Nevermore. Emily studied acting at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City, and holds a Grande Diploma in Pastry Arts from the French Culinary Institute. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on February 10, 2018

It's hard to believe this one is a debut. There's lots going on, and it easily kept my attention. The main character is immensely likable and easy to root for. She's certainly not perfect, but she's doing her best... devoted mother, intelligent detective, and of course unlucky in love. I found mysel......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on October 16, 2017

This was a great, fast paced read. The main character is a strong willed single mum who works not only on cold cases with the police but also as a private investigator on a high profile murder case. I hope this is the start of the series as I would love to read more. Thanks to Netgalley and Midnight......more

Goodreads review by ☆Dani☆ on February 11, 2018

This was quite the suspenseful ride that I was searching for! I was initially intrigued by this book because I have always been a fan of cold cases. I loved reading the main mystery of the recent murder and also enjoyed the side plot of the cold case file. Lauren Riley was a likable character becaus......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on January 28, 2018

Lauren Riley is a thirty-eight-year-old twice-divorced mother of two college age daughters, working cold case homicides. She has a great, younger cold case partner, Reese, and carries a torch for her ex-husband, Mark. Meanwhile, her ex, Joe Wheeler, is a Garden Valley homicide detective and a total......more

Goodreads review by Rainz on July 25, 2020

An excellent start to the series of Cold Case Investigation. Lauren is all for justice, but she's as real as it comes with typical lost loves and 2 failed marriages, in fact, Lauren Riley reminded me of Karen Pirie by Val MacDermid. The author Lissa Marie Redmond definitely knows her work, and it sh......more

Quotes

“A retired detective, Lissa Marie Redmond gives it to the reader without the sugarcoating and lifts the veil off how the system really works…or doesn’t.” Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author

“Redmond, a recently retired Buffalo PD homicide detective, keeps everything moving nicely in this well-constructed crime novel.” Publishers Weekly

“An excellent police procedural combined with a psychological thriller.” Kirkus Reviews

“The real attraction here is a keyhole view into a world that turns our expectations upside down…Keep your eyes on Redmond, a retired cop who knows how to write.” Booklist

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