Stone Cold Heart ~ Caz Frear

💛💛💛💛💛-5*

I thoroughly enjoyed this. I was gripped from start to finish. I read it out of sequence and need to read the first one, but I can't wait to move on to the 3rd one now too! Brilliant work from Caz. I love Cat. She's such a likeable female protagonist. Although not flawed, she isn't perfect either and her whole tough demeanour is refreshing. This read felt authentic and one of the highlights for me was the unexpected ending.

"When DC Cat Kinsella is approached by Joseph Madden for help with his wife Rachel, there's not much she can do. He 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 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.

Adulterer. Murderer. Victim. Who would you believe......?"

I gave this book 5* because it is simply everything you need in a crime novel. As I previously stated, I have not read the first in this trilogy as of yet and to read this book is not a necessity to be able to follow the incredible plot of 'Stone Cold Heart'. Caz has cleverly made this just fine as a stand-alone novel but is most likely complimented by its predecessor and successor.