Cold Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff
Published: 2015
Cold Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff is the third in the FBI/Huntress Mystery Series.
Mass murderer Cara Lindstrom is finally in police custody, after months of being tracked by FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke. If she hadn’t saved Roarke’s life, she may still be free, and he is having mixed feelings about her incarceration. Although he knows she deserves to be in jail, he has gotten personally involved. He understands her. He knows she kills, but she kills the scum of the earth. Hence, his confusion. But it may not matter anyway. Cara now has her own following, who seem to be willing to do anything to make sure she is freed from custody. When Jade, the young prostitute who witnessed Cara’s latest murder goes missing, and another murder with Cara’s MO turns up, it brings questions of Cara’s guilt to the forefront. Cara is released from jail. Roarke and his team are back to square one, and again hunting Cara.
But now they have another problem. The murders keep coming. Although the FBI and police force are trying to catch the killer (or perhaps killers), a lot of people think that the victims deserve what they get. The “victims” are Pimps and Johns. To many, their deaths are no great loss. There are calls for people to take a stand against this “rape culture”. There are protests and demonstrations. There are altars being constructed on street corners, and prayers offered to Santa Muerte (Lady Death). Things are escalating, and a blogger named “Bitch” seems to be leading the crusade.
Roarke is being torn in many directions, and his feelings for Cara are confusing the issues at hand. Should he be chasing Cara, or Jade, or is there someone else who is leading the charge? Should he just let them go?
Heads up. This book is about the sex-trade industry, and in particular how very young girls are sold for sex every day. It is about human traffickers, about rapists, about child predators, about gangs, drugs, corrupt prison guards, about those that prey on the weak and young in our society. It is also about women who have had enough. It is about vigilantism.
Alexandra Sokoloff is an amazing writer. She did a lot of research on a tough subject, and told the story around it. She made you really feel for these young victims of crime. You wanted to stand up with them and fight back. Her characters are strong, her storyline precise, and her writing excellent.
Very entertaining, and I’m looking forward to the next in the series.
Read: November 2017
Favorite Quotes from Cold Moon:
“He knew why she killed. Because anyone with a human feeling would want to kill the men she killed. Because the killing she did prevented the further agony of innocent victims. Because someone had to do it.”
“No gringo can really understand about La Santísima Muerte. The men of the Church have tried to destroy her, but the people keep her alive in their prayers. Because Santa Muerte is a saint who does something. The other saints have failed us, Agent Roarke. Santa Muerte is the court of last resort. She does not fail. She does what must be done.”
“She is out there. But she’s not the only one.
This is a call to arms. This is a war on rape culture.”
“He’d Googled the name for the December full moon.
Cold Moon.
And it was.
What are we doing here?”
About the Author: Alexandra Sokoloff is the bestselling author of both supernatural and crime novels. Her awards and nominations continue to build up. As a screenwriter she has sold original suspense and horror scripts and written novel adaptations for numerous Hollywood studios. Although originally from California, she now divides her time between Los Angeles and Scotland. In her free time, she dances.
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