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Cold Case (2008)

by Kate Wilhelm(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0778325288 (ISBN13: 9780778325284)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Mira Books

series

Barbara Holloway

review 1: While, as almost always, I enjoyed this book in Wilhelm's Holloway series, my brain protested the whole way through about the amazing memories of characters who recalled in precise detail the events of a party from 20 years before: who left with whom, at what time, who drank what, what was said, who danced with whom, who parked where or arrived on foot, etc. While I can usually overlook this kind of plot device for an instance or two under the "willing suspension of disbelief" reader's clause, I found it a major hitch in the book that the whole plot hinged on this incredibly unrealistic point. Still, I don't read Wilhelm only for plot, but primarily for the real, flawed, yet admirable characters that she carries from book to book.
review 2: Barbara Holloway and... more her father Frank take on David Etheridge's case when the controversial lawyer is accused of murdering the state senator whose apartment he is renting. The only suspicious material revolves around a girl they were both interested in 20 years previously who was murdered but whose murder was never solved. This cold case is central to the defense's and the prosecution's case. Somehow, I had this one figured from the time the senator was murdered. The crime must have been more overt than most as I usually don't figure them out that soon. Still, I really enjoyed the book. less

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