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LaPlante's television scripts--Widows and Prime Suspect--satisfactorily combine thriller plots with some intelligent brooding on the problems of women in middle age; her private eye trilogy is to that extent pretty much what one would expect from her. In the third installment, Los Angeles detective Lorraine Page has entirely recovered from the alcoholism that forced her out of the police department, and even finds love. She is hired to investigate the death of porn mogul Harry for his third wife, the most likely suspect, and finds a trail of blackmail and art fraud.
Following the money will only get her so far--Lorraine has also to understand the emotional maelstrom which Harry created around him; there are less rational motives than money. LaPlante sets herself a difficult problem of balance--Lorraine's struggle with her demons and with chickens that persist in coming home to roost, is only tangentially relevant to her work. Indeed, as Lorraine becomes less driven, she gradually loses interest in detection altogether--which may be sane, but is not what we want to hear. LaPlante's stretching of the thriller form may not be always successful--the digressions meander too far-- but it is always interesting. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Movie mogul Harry Nathan's lonely death in a Beverley Hills swimming pool is the beginning of a trail of lust and conspiracy leading to the darkest corners of the international art world. Private investigator Lorraine Page faces her toughest fight ever as she takes on the case for fading starlet Cindy Nathan, Harry's third wife. Lorraine believes the grieving widow's story. Unlike her ex-colleagues in the police department who have already charged Cindy with murder...
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Third in the "Cold..." serial, this book yet again had me enjoying the ingenious twist and turns of the plot. The murder of the not so likable Harry Nathan causes a trail of deaths, while ghosts from Lorraine Page's past come back to haunt her. Having just installed herself in her new office, home and life, Lorraine Page gets hired by Harry's widow Cindy to prove her innocence. Discovering more and more about the secret life of Harry, she ends up being hired by his former lawyer to look into some of the financial issues connected to the will as well. And though this will be her last case, her detective instinct is there till the bitter end and will not let her close shop until she's solved the complete puzzle.
Without reveiling the plot, I can say little more about the contents. However, I can say this: this book robbed me of a good nights sleep, I just couldn't put it down. It made me smile seeing Lorraine Page's cautious attempts at gaining the happiness she craves so much and had me crying towards the end (and I don't easily cry over books). In short: I loved it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This exciting book should be read after "Cold Shoulder" and "Cold Blood" which are both also excellent books. I found the books gripping and in true La Plante style.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
OK don't get me wrong, it *is* a good book. I *did* loose at least a nights sleep reading it BUt there is something missing. I have loved all the first two and the third one is good but there is a definate missing piece of the puzzle that makes this one less enjoyable as the other two of the series are.
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Just OK
After reading the Red Dahlia I was looking forward to reading another Lynda La Plante but have been very disappointed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nicky
Never fail to enjoy a Lynda La Plante book
Book is so well written, unable to put it down would recommend to anyone
Plenty of action but not for the faint hearted
Plenty of action but not for the faint hearted
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. Moyra Watson
Disappointing read
I was expecting Lorraine Page to be a strong, assertive woman, instead she was an insecure, needy neurotic who seemed to cry at the drop of a hat. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gloria
Enjoyable
This was a good holiday read but if you are looking for something with more depth it will not be for you. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Carol
Fantastic!
What a good read....3rd one in the series, really enjoying the book! May order another Lynda la Plante or even a Karin Slaughter :)
Published 6 months ago by Tilly
Cold Shivers of the spine.
Another spine chiller by LLP that is a 'must have' if you have read 'Cold Shoulder' and 'Cold Blood'. See my review of 'Cold Blood' for more.
Published 8 months ago by PaulLD
Thriller!!
This is brilliant trilogy, along with Cold Heart and Cold Shoulder, and I couldn't put any of the books down!!! A real page turner, the suspence is electric!!. Read more
Published 8 months ago by H. Charlesworth
Disappointing
I'd read Cold Blood, thought it was a wonderful thriller and as soon as I'd finished it rushed out to buy the follow up, Cold Heart. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ms. J. Bright
great read
i highly recommend this book and all others by lynda la plante just down read it at bed time as u wont b able to put it down
Published 11 months ago by natalieh
Compulsive and Absorbing
Cold Heart is a page turning novel which works well on one level as a well thought out and tightly plotted mystery encompassing murder and a complex art fraud. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Brett H
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