In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect–a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. But she was acquitted, and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion.
Oregon, 2017. Shea Collins is a receptionist, but by night, she runs a true crime website, the Book of Cold Cases–a passion fueled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child. When she meets Beth by chance, Shea asks her for an interview. To Shea’s surprise, Beth says yes.
They meet regularly at Beth’s mansion, though Shea is never comfortable there. Items move when she’s not looking, and she could swear she’s seen a girl outside the window. The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart, charming Beth is too much to resist, but even as they grow closer, Shea senses something isn’t right. Is she making friends with a manipulative murderer, or are there other dangers lurking in the darkness of the Greer house?
A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel.
The Review
You never really know what you’re contending with when you read a book by Simone St. James and THE BOOK OF COLD CASES is no different.
Often her thrillers walk the line between human influence and supernatural events. Making them read like thrillers but also as horror. I’ve loved most of the books I’ve read by her and this one is right up there with my favorites.
This book follows Shea, a true-crime blogger who investigates cold cases. I love Shea – she is straightforward, curious, and just the right amount of naive. One day she meets Beth. Beth is exactly the kind of person Shea loves to interview. She is mysterious and has a lot to gain by talking. Shea might be the answer to all of her problems.
Shea requests an interview and Beth agrees. They both have motives and they both have secrets. The fun of the book is trying to figure out what exactly these women are hiding and how those secrets are going to express themselves?
I recommend this book to thriller lovers and to those who don’t mind blurred lines between genres.
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