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The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James - August 2022 - Spoiler Zone
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I'm in. I had this on my list for the future. I guess the future is now. LOL
I have a question. I would like to reenter next month's poll with the same book that I submitted previously. Is that allowed? RSVP.
I read this story in March but don't remember much about the plot points. So good opportunity to re-read it. When the discussion begins?
I just finished this in June. It was really good.
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I am not going to be reading this one right now. For those who have read it, please go ahead and discuss.
I like how author created the setting, added well-written characters and built the tension throughout both of the storylines. Sometimes dual timelines can be jarring and make story fragmented but I think in this story the switches were smoothly done and both storylines were interesting to follow.This story was thought-provoking. It examined whether evil is innate or learned, nature vs. nurture.
There's been arguments that victims of abuse and abandonment are victims, not responsible for their action. Isn't every person responsible for their own actions? When the victim choose between right and wrong, choose wrong, then how can they blame someone else? We can never be sure how far someone can go or will go. How often we can be wrong in our assumptions.
"Being a girl is the best….because no one ever believes you’d do something bad. People think you’ll do nothing, which means you can do anything.”
“Do you know how many serial killers dated lonely women in their everyday lives? Some divorcée who just wants companionship from a nice man? She thinks she’s won the dating lottery, and meanwhile he’s out there on a Sunday afternoon, dumping bodies. And now we’re supposed to use internet apps, where someone’s picture might not even be real. People are lying about their faces.”
Just finished...and loved it! I really like how this author weaves the supernatural into the story - it seems very realistic to me. I agree, Eve, I thought the dual timelines were really well done. The story was revealed in a logical way and I was never confused.
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?