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    Cold Deceit by Toni Anderson

    written by Dísir
    Cold Deceit by Toni AndersonCold Deceit by Toni Anderson
    Series: Cold Justice: Most Wanted #2
    Published by Toni Anderson, Toni Anderson Inc. on December 20, 2022
    Pages: 294
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    four-stars

    When forensic anthropologist Zoe Miller stumbles across a murder victim in the blisteringly hostile Sonoran Desert, she triggers a chain of events that puts her in the crosshairs of a ruthless killer.

    FBI HRT operator Seth Hopper is on secret assignment near the Mexican border when he suddenly finds himself on a rescue mission. The former Navy SEAL is ordered to protect Zoe, whether she likes it or not, which sets them off on a cross-country journey back to Virginia.

    Zoe has good reason not to trust a man like Seth, but there is no denying the scorching heat that flares between them, hotter than the desert sun. Can Zoe find justice for the murdered woman? Or will the killers close in to destroy them both…

    I think there’s very little that Toni Anderson can do wrong, especially when it comes to her fantastically-and-tightly-plotted stories revolving around her cadre of FBI/HRT agents. Few authors I know write consistently like her, with books that form a part of a series yet stand blindingly good on their own.

    ‘Cold Deceit’ brings a Bones-esque situation into the heat and the brutality of the Sonoran Desert where cartel-crimes run rife: a forensic anthropologist crosses paths there with the FBI just after she discovers the remains of a victim which snowballs into something more than she can handle on her own. Zoe Miller isn’t just anyone however; as the daughter of the Vice-President there’s more at stake here than just personal protection and Seth Miller, the man she’d initially been attracted to, has been tasked to be her shadow when he inadvertently gets involved in a case that puts both of them at risk.

    I loved Anderson’s thrilling action scenes–they’re engaging and heart-pounding, then sheared off after that with some steamy heat between her protagonists as they try to do the right thing between them (and sometimes fail). Zoe’s relentless search for justice is admirable, though her borderline-petulance at particular times less so. That there was this hot-cold personality change with Seth and his baby-abandonment issues did throw me off a bit, though Anderson doesn’t dwell too much on the angst or let it all descend into prolonged push-pull will-they-won’t-they, but rather brings it all to a neat (and perhaps a tad bit rushed) conclusion very soon after the climax.

    four-stars
    Cold Deceit by Toni Anderson was last modified: December 5th, 2022 by Dísir
    10th December 2022 0 comment
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    Desperate Acts by Alexandra Ivy

    by Dísir 25th November 2022

    Desperate Acts by Alexandra Ivy Series: Pike, Wisconsin, #4, #4, #4 Published by Zebra on 21st February 2023 Pages: 352 Buy on Amazon Goodreads WILL SHE FIND THE ANSWER Teenager…

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    Wolf by Rebecca Zanetti

    by Dísir 6th October 2022

    Wolf by Rebecca Zanetti Series: Stope Packs #1 Published by RAZ INK LLC on 17th July 2021 Pages: 297 Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Mia Stone is asked to consult…

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    Wild Man’s Curse by Susannah Sandlin

    by Dísir 14th September 2022

    Wild Man’s Curse by Susannah Sandlin Series: Wilds of the Bayou #1 Published by Montlake Romance on 5th April 2016 Pages: 284 Buy on Amazon Goodreads The bones said death…

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    Midnight Dunes by Laura Griffin

    by Dísir 11th July 2022

    Midnight Dunes by Laura Griffin Series: The Texas Murder Files, #3, #3 Published by Berkley Books on 24th May 2022 Pages: 368 Buy on Amazon Goodreads When the shocking discovery…

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    Northern Deception by Tonya Burrows

    by Dísir 27th June 2022

    Northern Deception by Tonya Burrows Series: Northern Rescue, #2, #2 Published by Amazon Digital Services, Amazon Publishing on 24th August 2021 Pages: 224 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Nate Hunter simply…

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    Larapinta by Annie Seaton

    by Dísir 20th June 2022

    Larapinta by Annie Seaton Series: Porter Sisters #5 Published by Amazon Digital Services, Amazon Publishing on March 11th 2022 Pages: 278 Buy on Amazon Goodreads At a crossroads in her…

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