Book Review — COLD SPECTRUM: A Harmony Black Novel by Craig Schaefer
Criminologist Harmony Black is a witch with a loaded Glock. Her partner, Jessie Temple, is packing fierce lupine heat. Together, they’re part of Vigilant Lock, an elite FBI black ops group dedicated to defeating criminals with supernatural connections. But when they uncover a demonic conspiracy in the highest ranks of the government, it appears that everything Harmony and her friends have worked for, fought for, and risked their lives for might be a lie.
Framed for a casino massacre, Harmony and Jessie are on the run—in the real world and in their own. From the seedy casinos of Atlantic City to the steamy bayous of Louisiana and the imposing facades of Washington, DC, there’s not a soul on earth they can trust.
The only way they can clear their names is to take down the conspiracy from within and uncover the truth behind a secret that both the government and the powers of hell want to keep buried.
Unfortunately, this series has gone downhill for me, which is very much an issue of personal preference.
If you haven’t read the first three books, you need to. Cold Spectrum doesn’t work as a stand-alone. Lots of pieces from the previous books come into play here. In fact, it’s been a few years since I read book 3, and I had trouble understanding what was going on here because I didn’t remember all the details from before.
We don’t have much character development. Knowing anything about these characters relies heavily on having met them in the previous books. Also, we have a whole lot of characters, which would be confusing if you’re just jumping into the series. This was confusing for me, and I’d been introduced to most of them at some point in past books.
I did love the twist in the plot’s direction.
The plot is action-heavy, so again, personal preference. For me, this would work extremely well as a TV show or movie, but I’m not a big fan of overblown action at the expense of complex characters.
The writing is quite good, as always, hence the three stars.
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