By: Karin Slaughter
A Novella Short Story
ASIN: B01J16UVT8
Publisher: Witness Impulse
Publication Date: 8/23/2016
Format: e-Book
Audio Narrator: Shannon Cochran
My Rating: 5 Stars First comes love.
Then comes marriage.
Then comes revenge.
In this sensational short story from the bestselling author of The Kept Woman and Pretty Girls, fifty-two-year-old Pam has done her utmost as a loyal wife to her now ex-husband John. He dropped her cruelly . . . but with a terminal illness about to claim his life, Pam now sees an opportunity to settle the score, in a way that no one—not their children, not her ex, and certainly not the reader—will see coming . . .
Surprising, suspenseful, and diabolically clever, Cold, Cold Heart offers old fans and new readers alike a taste of the writer Gillian Flynn calls “one of the finest crime novelists at work today.”
My Review
COLD COLD HEART, is yet another deliciously evil, witty, and satisfying short story by Karin Slaughter, as fans anxiously await her upcoming THE KEPT WOMAN (5 Stars). Both are Must Reads!
If you haven’t already read 2015 Pretty Girls, please do so. No one quite like the "queen" of crime thrillers. John had been dead for almost two years. They had been married for many years and had met at a young adult Sunday school class some twenty-four years earlier. They dated, became lovers, married, taught high school chemistry and biology, and had a beautiful son Zachary. Everything was perfect at first. Pam was now alone at age fifty-two, and for the first time in her life she did not care about her appearance. Her marriage had not been good. She recalled when he was dying and asked her to come. Zachary was gone, too. At age sixteen. He died too young. She had warned her husband about their son’s drinking.Would her son be alive today if she had stood up to her husband? John had said he wanted to be put into stasis. He wanted to be cryogenically frozen, so he could be reanimated one day.Who wants more of the sucker? His book Biological Healing had been on the bestseller list. He wrote about his son and his ex-wife. Nine years earlier, she had caught him cheating with one of the other secretaries. He was mean, and hateful, and never mentioned the real truth in his stupid book. He had been with some woman the day before their son died, she discovered when reading his journals. The smirk on his face, when he was dying and the other wife, half his age. However, now with his body, is her chance to get REVENGE once and for all! She will make sure he knows. Even Slaughter’s clever short stories are entertaining! A sneak preview included of The Kept Woman. Do not miss the Will Trent/Sara/Angie saga! In addition to the e-book, also used an Audible credit and Shannon Cochran was a perfect voice for the protagonist!
Review Links:
Sept 20 US! THE KEPT WOMAN
About the Author
Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 36 languages, with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her sixteen novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant New York Times bestselling novel Pretty Girls. A native of Georgia, Karin currently lives in Atlanta. Her Will Trent Series, Grant County Series, and stand-alone novel Cop Town are all in development for film & television. Read More
