MYSTERY

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James
Berkley. Mar. 2022. 352p. ISBN 9780440000211. $27. SUSPENSE
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Deftly mingling suspense with a dash of horror and of romance, St. James (The Broken Girls) delivers another superbly entertaining, genre-blending delight. Working as a receptionist in a doctor’s office pays the bills, but Shea Collins’s real passion is murder. Specifically, re-examining unsolved cases via her true crime–focused blog, The Book of Cold Cases. So when she gets the opportunity to interview reclusive Elizabeth Greer, who was charged and then acquitted of murdering two men 40 years ago, Shea’s thrilled. But soon after she first talks with Beth, she starts to wonder if this is a writer’s dream come true or a nightmare in the making.
VERDICT When it comes to sending shivers down readers’ spines, St. James gives Shirley Jackson a run for her money, and her latest addictively readable novel will have one sleeping with the lights on.
Reviewed by John Charles , Feb 01, 2022
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