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A review by mikekaz
Cold Blue Midnight by Ed Gorman
4.0
This was definitely a thrill ride of a novel. And one that I greatly enjoyed, even more so considering that most of the books I've been reading lately have been slow and tedious.
The novel follows Jill Coffey, a photographer and ex-wife to Peter Tapley who was a rich millionaire that liked murdering women. Jill's life take the proverbial turn for the worse when Peter Tapley's mother tries to get revenge on Jill because it was Jill's fault that Peter became a murderer.
Yes, the logic there is twisted but then so is the mother. And for that matter, so are many of the characters. Gorman does a superb job of showing us just how twisted most of the characters are; they are very much alive and able to be pictured in your mind. The only negative that I found with the novel was that one of the detectives was allowed to investigate a case in which he had a personal involvement. Having worked at a police department before and from countless TV shows and movies, I know that this would definitely not happen. A minor point though that does not take away from the novel. Definitely one that I would recommend.
The novel follows Jill Coffey, a photographer and ex-wife to Peter Tapley who was a rich millionaire that liked murdering women. Jill's life take the proverbial turn for the worse when Peter Tapley's mother tries to get revenge on Jill because it was Jill's fault that Peter became a murderer.
Yes, the logic there is twisted but then so is the mother. And for that matter, so are many of the characters. Gorman does a superb job of showing us just how twisted most of the characters are; they are very much alive and able to be pictured in your mind. The only negative that I found with the novel was that one of the detectives was allowed to investigate a case in which he had a personal involvement. Having worked at a police department before and from countless TV shows and movies, I know that this would definitely not happen. A minor point though that does not take away from the novel. Definitely one that I would recommend.