Buried Cold Case Secrets

by Sami A Abrams

• ISBN10: 1335554785
• ISBN13: 9781335554789
• Publish Date: 28 December 2021
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

Buried Cold Case Secrets is part of the Love Inspired Suspense line, is a different tone than what I'm used to. It's a refreshing change. Written by Sami A. Abrams, Buried Cold Case Secrets has a little bit of something for everyone. Well, at least all thriller lovers.

When she was younger, Melanie Hutton and her best friend were kidnapped. Melanie survived; her friend did not. Now Melanie is in a race to find her friend's remains – and her memories. Doing so might just help solve the murder case at hand.

Unfortunately, it is unlikely that the killer will just let Melanie investigate on her own. That is where Detective Jason Cooper comes into play, as he still holds out hope for solving his late sister's case.

Buried Cold Case Secrets is a Christian suspense novel, meaning that it is overall fairly light on the worst parts that can come with an intense thriller. Sometimes it is nice to take that break, so I was happy to give Sami A. Abrams' work a chance.

Melanie's story is compelling and heartbreaking. It is so easy to feel for a woman who has been through so much trauma, including losing her memory and her best friend. It's impossible not to root for her.

Jason's appearance was a surprise complication, but one that worked well in terms of fleshing out the whole story. There is something so real and human about the characters, and I really loved that.

I'll admit that I was a bit surprised to see that Buried Cold Case Secrets was a Christian fiction novel. I'll have to make note that 'Inspired' is the term for that nowadays. This is good to know – either to help you find more, or steer clear of. This is why I love finding new industry terms!

Thanks to Love Inspired Suspense and #NetGalley for making this book available for review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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[Jeff Sexton]

Solid Tale Of Its Type. So apparently "Inspired" / "Inspirational" is code for "Christian" in American marketing parlance (I guess similar to how "family friendly" is code for "kids"?). Did not know this going in (or, more likely, had known it long ago and forgotten over the years since I left that world behind). Thus, I was quite surprised to see a Christian Fiction book on the same blog tour schedule (well, emails sent within a few minutes of each other anyway, though in fairness there were a few different sets and I've picked up books from all of them) as some other... steamier... books, one of which I had just read earlier in the same day as this one. :)

My semi-shock at stumbling into a Christian Fiction tale published by Harlequin aside (and kudos to them for reaching out to *all* segments of their market), this tale was actually quite solid. Reminded me a bit of Dee Henderson's O'Malley Family series many years ago in that the suspense was high wire level tight, the leads worked well together personally and professionally, and the religious aspects were at least worked in as every day parts of the characters' lives and thus never truly preachy. And hell, the actual mystery at hand was actually sufficiently creepy that fans of the general romantic suspense genre will find quite a bit to enjoy here - so long as you don't mind praying. (I know of at least some readers who absolutely will not touch a book that mentions God or prayer *at all*, *no matter what*. If you're that level... yeah, this book isn't for you. If you're at least ambivalent about that particular feature and just looking for a great suspense tale... you're gonna like this one.) As I said in the title here, this is truly a solid tale of its type, and thus it is very much recommended.