For fans of THE INNOCENT WIFE comes the much-anticipated new novel from the author of SWEET LITTLE LIES, the Richard & Judy Search for a Bestseller competition winner.
‘A treat for all crime fans’ ANN CLEEVES
‘I loved . . . brilliant’ CLARE MACKINTOSH
‘Confirms Caz Frear as a crime fiction force to be reckoned with’ ERIN KELLY
‘An absolute knockout of a novel’ C J TUDOR
ABOUT THE BOOK:
A fractured marriage. A silent family. A secret worth killing for.
When DC Cat Kinsella is approached by Joseph Madden for help with his wife, Rachel, there’s not much she can do. Joseph claims that Rachel has been threatening him, but can’t – or won’t – give Cat details as to why. Dismissing it as a marriage on the rocks, Cat forgets about it.
That is until Naomi Lockhart, a young PA, is found dead after a party attended by both Joseph and Rachel, and Joseph is arrested for the murder.
Joseph says his wife is setting him up.
His wife says he didn’t do it.
The trail of evidence leads to even more questions . . .
Adulterer. Murderer. Victim. Who would you believe?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Caz Frear grew up in Coventry and spent her teenage years dreaming of moving to London and writing a novel. After fulfilling her first dream, it wasn’t until she moved back to Coventry thirteen years later that the writing dream finally came true.
She has a first-class degree in History & Politics, which she’s put to enormous use over the years by working as a waitress, shop assistant, retail merchandiser and, for the past twelve years, a headhunter.
When she’s not agonising over snappy dialogue or incisive prose, she can be found shouting at the TV when Arsenal are playing or holding court in the pub on topics she knows nothing about.
MY REVIEW:
This is the second book by Caz Fear featuring DC Cat Kinsella and whilst it can be read as a stand-alone – I would 100% recommend you start with book 1 Sweet Little Lies because 1) there is quite a bit of background you should know and 2) it’s a bloody brilliant.
Stone Cold Heart is yet another fabulous story written with style, humour and great skill. Caz Frear has created a simply wonderful, believable, flawed character in Cat Kinsella. A young DC eager to escape her family background, hiding a secret which threatens to end her career before it’s even taken off.
Cat narrates the story and her voice is loud and clear. When a young Australian women, Naomi, is found murdered in her flat Cat and the team start investigating and discover a connection to the local coffee shop manager Joseph Madden who had approached Cat several months earlier about his wife. This brings a whole host of characters into suspicion and Cat and DS Luigi Parnell find themselves in the midst of a dysfunctional and odd family who may or may not have murdered Naomi.
Once again Caz Frear has produced a gripping page-turner full of fascinating characters, a twisted tale of murder, cover ups, secrets and guilt with a dash of humour. A fabulous follow up and highly recommended.
