It's always pleasant to revisit a series after skipping a few books to see if the appeal of the main characters still holds you in thrall and American mother and daughter duo P.J. Tracy certainly sustain the interest in this 7th instalment of their series. Mid-West cops Magozi and Rolseth, ably assisted by the sparky Monkeewrench tech analysts team headed by Grace McBride, are back on the case when two men are killed on opposite sides of the city. What is the connection and why does it appear that the murders are connected to the past? With genuine suspense and splendid plot architecture, the charm of this classic murder mystery lies in the interplay between the characters and its relentless pace and ingenuity. Detection, computer lore, conspiracies, a full menu of thrills for your delectation. Entertainment of the first order. ~ Maxim Jakubowski
*US edition title: THE SIXTH IDEA* Cold Kill is the seventh book in P.J. Tracy's bestselling Twin Cities series. Two dead bodies. On a cold winter's night in Minneapolis, two friends are brutally murdered on opposite sides of the city. It's clear to homicide detectives Gino and Magozzi that the men were targets - but why? A decades-old conspiracy. As Gino and Magozzi begin to uncover evidence, the clues rapidly start to disappear. Lost websites and missing CCTV footage lead them once more to Grace MacBride and her eccentric team of computer analysts - the only ones who can help. A deadly attack that could bring a city to its knees. But as more bodies appear, the team begin to realize that this isn't fresh blood - this is a case that stretches back sixty years. And something that has been lying dormant is now awakening. As Gino and Magozzi race to find answers, they slowly uncover an unimaginable horror: one that they must stop if any of them are to get out alive . . . PRAISE FOR P. J. TRACY: 'Outrageously suspenseful' Harlan Coben 'A fast-paced gripping read with thrills and devilish twists' Guardian 'A powerful thriller and an ingenious plot' Observer Review 'Scary funny, witty, and genuinely perplexing right to the end' Glasgow Herald 'Eclectic characters and zingy dialogue . . . exhilarating' People Filled with the same crackling dialogue, pace and rich vivid characters as in previous novels, Cold Kill is the new gripping instalment in the internationally bestselling Monkeewrench series. Follow the characters' journeys in the rest of the series: Want to Play?, Live Bait, Dead Run, Snow Blind, Play to Kill and Two Evils.
