The Book of Cold Cases
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Summary
A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel。
In 1977， Claire Lake， Oregon， was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men， seemingly randomly， were murdered with the same gun， with strange notes left behind。 Beth Greer was the perfect suspect--a rich， eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman， seen fleeing one of the crimes。 But she was acquitted， and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion。
Oregon， 2017。 Shea Collins is a receptionist， but by night， she runs a true crime website， the Book of Cold Cases--a passion fueled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child。 When she meets Beth by chance， Shea asks her for an interview。 To Shea's surprise， Beth says yes。
They meet regularly at Beth's mansion， though Shea is never comfortable there。 Items move when she's not looking， and she could swear she's seen a girl outside the window。 The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart， charming Beth is too much to resist， but even as they grow closer， Shea senses something isn't right。 Is she making friends with a manipulative murderer， or are there other dangers lurking in the darkness of the Greer house？
In 1977， Claire Lake， Oregon， was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men， seemingly randomly， were murdered with the same gun， with strange notes left behind。 Beth Greer was the perfect suspect--a rich， eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman， seen fleeing one of the crimes。 But she was acquitted， and she retreated to the isolation of her mansion。
Oregon， 2017。 Shea Collins is a receptionist， but by night， she runs a true crime website， the Book of Cold Cases--a passion fueled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child。 When she meets Beth by chance， Shea asks her for an interview。 To Shea's surprise， Beth says yes。
They meet regularly at Beth's mansion， though Shea is never comfortable there。 Items move when she's not looking， and she could swear she's seen a girl outside the window。 The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart， charming Beth is too much to resist， but even as they grow closer， Shea senses something isn't right。 Is she making friends with a manipulative murderer， or are there other dangers lurking in the darkness of the Greer house？
Reviews
Jessica
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Spooky， atmospheric and with the feel of true crime。
Donna
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👻Happy Pub Day to The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St。 James。！ 🎉Reasons To Bump This Up Your TBR 👻Small town setting that includes a creepy， haunted house 👻Strong， each in their own way， female characters。 Shea Collins is a receptionist by day and a true crime， cold case blogger by night。 Beth Greer was accused and acquitted of killing two men。 I actually really liked both characters， not sure what that says about me。 👻Dual timelines， 1977 and 2017 👻Fiction that reads like true crime 👻Lots of 👻Happy Pub Day to The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St。 James。！ 🎉Reasons To Bump This Up Your TBR 👻Small town setting that includes a creepy， haunted house 👻Strong， each in their own way， female characters。 Shea Collins is a receptionist by day and a true crime， cold case blogger by night。 Beth Greer was accused and acquitted of killing two men。 I actually really liked both characters， not sure what that says about me。 👻Dual timelines， 1977 and 2017 👻Fiction that reads like true crime 👻Lots of paranormal vibes。 If you enjoy a mystery/thriller with a good dose of eeriness， then you should pick up a copy of The Book of Cold Cases。 Simone St。 James is an auto-buy author for me， and this book is another reason why。 。。。more
Susan （The Book Bag）
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I have read Simone St。 James' last three novels， and OMG， each one is better and more suspenseful than the previous one。 I don't know how she does it， but this author just keeps creating amazing stories！The Book of Cold Cases is chock full of creepiness and ghosts and things that go bump in the night。 Exactly what I love！ This is a story that will make you want to keep turning the pages， but seriously， can your heart take it？ I highly recommend this book but make sure you have a big block of tim I have read Simone St。 James' last three novels， and OMG， each one is better and more suspenseful than the previous one。 I don't know how she does it， but this author just keeps creating amazing stories！The Book of Cold Cases is chock full of creepiness and ghosts and things that go bump in the night。 Exactly what I love！ This is a story that will make you want to keep turning the pages， but seriously， can your heart take it？ I highly recommend this book but make sure you have a big block of time to devote to it because you will not be able to put it down。 The Book of Cold Cases will blow your mind！ 。。。more
Tomoro Tmr
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4。5/5I enjoy reading this book。 It was one of my BOOK OF THE MONTH pick for March。 I read all seven books' plot & intro， and this book stole my heart immediately。 The author's writing is a treat and satisfied my desire to feel， to understand， to experience another life。I would recommend this book！ 4。5/5I enjoy reading this book。 It was one of my BOOK OF THE MONTH pick for March。 I read all seven books' plot & intro， and this book stole my heart immediately。 The author's writing is a treat and satisfied my desire to feel， to understand， to experience another life。I would recommend this book！ 。。。more
Cara Marantz
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （3。75） I don't love the supernatural， so I found this book a little much。 I just can't make myself buy into ghosts pulling women over cliffs， for example。 I do think the way that the murders played out between Beth and Lilly was super interesting， and the sub-plot between Michael and Shea was very wholesome。 （3。75） I don't love the supernatural， so I found this book a little much。 I just can't make myself buy into ghosts pulling women over cliffs， for example。 I do think the way that the murders played out between Beth and Lilly was super interesting， and the sub-plot between Michael and Shea was very wholesome。 。。。more
Sarah
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So good！ I am glad that I preordered the audiobook。 I listened to it one day！
Erica WhimsicalyMe
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Thank heavens for #botm and early releases because this was a book I was highly anticipating and it didn’t disappoint， not even a little bit！ “𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕀’𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕞𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕝𝕝”St。 James grabbed me with that quote early on and managed to write characters I’m compelled to like， even when they’re the villain。 Ummm， Beth…I’m looking at you！ There were several puzzles to solve within these pages and I found each one exciting and creepy。 The house was spooky as h Thank heavens for #botm and early releases because this was a book I was highly anticipating and it didn’t disappoint， not even a little bit！ “𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕀’𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕞𝕦𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕝𝕝”St。 James grabbed me with that quote early on and managed to write characters I’m compelled to like， even when they’re the villain。 Ummm， Beth…I’m looking at you！ There were several puzzles to solve within these pages and I found each one exciting and creepy。 The house was spooky as hell， gave me goose bumps and made me want to hide in the covers every single time it came up。 This story is told in dual perspectives and timelines， short chapters， and overall was a nonstop good time！ It’s a hugely entertaining read that all of my #truecrime lovers will enjoy！ Read the Book of Cold Cases if you loved The Sundown Motel…（obviously） but I also think those that enjoyed The Night Swim， Turn of the Key， or Every Last Fear will love The Book of Cold Cases！！ ❓Do you have a favorite book with a true crime element❓ #thebookofcoldcases #simonestjames #thrillers #hauntedhouse #ghoststory 。。。more
Megan
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4。5
Caroline Joachim
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Quick read。 Well written。 Great book to get lost in when you need it。 Will read her again。
Lauren Burton
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I wish I could give this more than 5 stars。 I’ve been waiting for this one and I was so worried it wouldn’t live up to the hype I’d made of it after Sundown， but it absolutely did not disappoint！！
Jill
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3。5 stars rounded up Overall， I enjoyed this book， although I feel the supernatural element wasn’t really necessary to the storyline at all and was confusing at times。 I really liked the MC （the amateur detective trope is one of my favorites！） and would totally read a second book featuring her。 And this cover！ It’s amazing 🤩That said， The Sundown Motel remains my favorite by Simone St。 James。
Abi Grace
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3。5 out of 5 stars！
Elizabeth Williams
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favorite read of the year， so far！！
Beth Loflin
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Loved this book。 It was so good。 Highly recommend。 Perfect for a book club。
Stef
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This just further convinces me that I need more paranormal thrillers in my life
Lizzy
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St。 James adds another book with the perfect blend of spooky and suspenseful to her list。
Alicia Marie
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Every scene was thought out and worded to perfection。 You might need to leave some lights on if reading at night because this story is spooky。 Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for allowing me an advanced digital copy to read and give my honest review。 It was a 5 star read！Read my complete review on this and other books， including other Simone St。 James novels， on my blog at www。booklovinalicia。blogspot。com Every scene was thought out and worded to perfection。 You might need to leave some lights on if reading at night because this story is spooky。 Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group for allowing me an advanced digital copy to read and give my honest review。 It was a 5 star read！Read my complete review on this and other books， including other Simone St。 James novels， on my blog at www。booklovinalicia。blogspot。com 。。。more
Taylor Ione
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Page turner！
Luanne Ollivier
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Oh， I have been eagerly awaiting Simone St。 James' newest novel - The Book of Cold Cases！ I ended up devouring it in a day - her books are page turners that you just can't put down。 St。 James again weaves a mixture of mystery， murder and … an otherworldly element。 Seriously， does anyone else literally get goosebumps reading St。 James？！ （If you've read it already you'll get this - I will never look at an open kitchen cupboard door the same again。。。）Okay， so what's this latest about you ask？ The l Oh， I have been eagerly awaiting Simone St。 James' newest novel - The Book of Cold Cases！ I ended up devouring it in a day - her books are page turners that you just can't put down。 St。 James again weaves a mixture of mystery， murder and … an otherworldly element。 Seriously， does anyone else literally get goosebumps reading St。 James？！ （If you've read it already you'll get this - I will never look at an open kitchen cupboard door the same again。。。）Okay， so what's this latest about you ask？ The lead character is Shea Collins， who works a mundane day job in an office。 But， her true passion is blogging about true crime。 Her site is The Book of Cold Cases。 The 1977 case of the Lady Killer Murders in Shea's hometown of Claire Lake has never been solved。 The lead suspect at that time still lives in Claire Lake in 2017。 When Shea approaches Beth for an interview， she is surprised when she agrees。 But something is off with Beth Greer - and her （creepy） house。 But Shea can't help herself， she wants to know more。。。 Shea was a great lead character。 She's suffered a childhood trauma that has affected her thoughts， actions and more。 I was whole heartedly behind her。 St。 James fleshes out her personal life well。 he supporting is a large part of that and they too were well drawn。Oh my gosh。 Creep factor of ten。 That otherworldly feeling is insidious and will awaken your primal brain。 The mystery of the murders is slowly unfolded through past and present chapters and the narrative changes from Shea to Beth。 But the doubt is always there - what is the truth？ Beth rarely gives Shea clear cut answers instead providing enigmatic clues or suggestions。 The path to the final pages is winding and treacherous。 And addicting！St。 James knows how to tell a story - hook the reader from the opening pages， keep the questions coming and the reader on the edge of their seat。 Five stars for a fantastic read。 。。。more
Laurel Harnisch
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Welp。 Hmm。。 I was thinking this one would be a 3。5 once the end finally revealed the twist that would make it all worth it。。 but nope。 It is what it is。 Maybe this is on me a little bit， because I will admit， my expectations were HIGH after 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚞𝚗 𝙳𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝙼𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚕 and I had been eagerly awaiting this book for MONTHS。 Maybe if I had just picked it up on a whim， it would have met the mark。。 but I just expected more。 The beginning started out strong for me （albeit a little slow）， but I could see what wa Welp。 Hmm。。 I was thinking this one would be a 3。5 once the end finally revealed the twist that would make it all worth it。。 but nope。 It is what it is。 Maybe this is on me a little bit， because I will admit， my expectations were HIGH after 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚞𝚗 𝙳𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝙼𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚕 and I had been eagerly awaiting this book for MONTHS。 Maybe if I had just picked it up on a whim， it would have met the mark。。 but I just expected more。 The beginning started out strong for me （albeit a little slow）， but I could see what was going to be revealed a mile away， and once that happened， it was really more of a slog。 You know when you’re daydreaming about your next book while you’re reading your current book？ Yep。 That。 Don’t let me put you off on this one， though。 It was good。。ish。 I am just chronically underwhelmed by this genre。 🤷🏻♀️ 。。。more
Megan Monroe
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This is my first time reading Simone and I am happy I got the chance to。 I enjoyed the main character and the plot kept me coming back。 There were a couple twists I was not expecting and the first portion of the book really kept me questioning what was going on。My only complaint is I felt the main character's race was a little predictable and traditional。 Overall it's a quick， fun thriller to pick up。 This is my first time reading Simone and I am happy I got the chance to。 I enjoyed the main character and the plot kept me coming back。 There were a couple twists I was not expecting and the first portion of the book really kept me questioning what was going on。My only complaint is I felt the main character's race was a little predictable and traditional。 Overall it's a quick， fun thriller to pick up。 。。。more
Stephanie Martinez
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This book was so creepy and good！ I loved the back and forth between Shea and Beth’s POV and the different timelines。 I thought Beth’s story was the more interesting。 I don’t know that Shea’s backstory was very strong for the plot line。 If I had to rank this with the other two SSJ books I’ve read， it would probably be in the order read: SM， BG， BoCC。 The last thing I want to vaguely mention is that I didn’t like parts of the ending。 I don’t know why Shea would do what she did。 Definitely wouldn’ This book was so creepy and good！ I loved the back and forth between Shea and Beth’s POV and the different timelines。 I thought Beth’s story was the more interesting。 I don’t know that Shea’s backstory was very strong for the plot line。 If I had to rank this with the other two SSJ books I’ve read， it would probably be in the order read: SM， BG， BoCC。 The last thing I want to vaguely mention is that I didn’t like parts of the ending。 I don’t know why Shea would do what she did。 Definitely wouldn’t have been my choice。 。。。more
Barb Lie
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The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St。 James is another one of her excellent psychological thrillers。 The story takes place in Claire Lake， Oregon and revolves around two POV’s; Beth in 1977 and Shea in 2017。By day， Shea Collins works as a receptionist at a doctor’s office and at night， she runs a blog website called the Book of Cold Cases。 Shea is obsessed with solving true crimes， especially since she was abducted as a child， and luckily managed to escape; she continues to be haunted by that mem The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St。 James is another one of her excellent psychological thrillers。 The story takes place in Claire Lake， Oregon and revolves around two POV’s; Beth in 1977 and Shea in 2017。By day， Shea Collins works as a receptionist at a doctor’s office and at night， she runs a blog website called the Book of Cold Cases。 Shea is obsessed with solving true crimes， especially since she was abducted as a child， and luckily managed to escape; she continues to be haunted by that memory。 The man who attempted to abduct her， was caught and sent to prison， with a possible parole coming up; which makes her nervous。 In 1977， Beth Greer， who lives in alone in a huge mansion， very wealthy and only 23 years old; when two men were murdered during the night， with the same gun that killed her father， Beth is accused of the crime。 They called her the Lady Killer， as one man claims to have seen her near the crime scene。 After a major investigation and trial， Beth was acquitted， and no real evidence could be found， as she returned to her mansion， to be rarely seen。One day， while at work， Shea is shocked to see someone from the past， who is in the office to meet the doctor。 Face to face with the infamous Beth Greer， she asks if she could have an interview with her; and a few days later， Beth agrees to meet with Shea， at her mansion。 Shea will learn quickly when she realizes the mansion is haunted， as she hears footsteps， water being turned on， draws opening， cold breeze of someone passing by， blood， and even seeing a young girl outside， enough the scare the crap out of anyone， and Beth was still sitting downstairs。 Make no mistake， this is a very scary， frightening story that had me holding my breath a number of times。 Despite her being scared， Shea is determined to find out the truth of what happened 40 years ago， as with Beth Pov’s we learn all about how her father and later her mother who were murdered; not to mention who was behind the Lady Killer Murders。 During the flash back to 1977， we do meet this new suspect， who no one really knew anything about。 What follows is an exciting， dark， suspenseful and creepy mystery in both time periods， which kept me hooked to find out what happened。 The mansion was very scary， as Shea found herself in a dark and dangerous place; to tell too much more would be spoilers。 The Book of Cold Cases was an intriguing story that was also a gothic thriller。 If you enjoy suspenseful thrillers with a ghostly background， I suggest you read this book。BarbThe Reading Cafe 。。。more
Bonniek83
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I really enjoy all her books。 The story was just spooky enough to give me the creeps but nothing over-the-top。 If you’re a fan of her other two books， you’ll enjoy this one as well。
kimreadsandreads
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⠀Go get this book now！⠀This is the third book I have read by this author and I just loved it。 Her books are thrillers with a paranormal aspect to them that makes them so interesting and unique。 I usually can’t handle scary， ghosty stories， but this book tip toes right to the edge of what I can handle and the thrill is real。⠀Personally， I would have never gone near The Greer Mansion。 I would never have agreed to or even have thought that interviewing an infamous possible murderer would be a good ⠀Go get this book now！⠀This is the third book I have read by this author and I just loved it。 Her books are thrillers with a paranormal aspect to them that makes them so interesting and unique。 I usually can’t handle scary， ghosty stories， but this book tip toes right to the edge of what I can handle and the thrill is real。⠀Personally， I would have never gone near The Greer Mansion。 I would never have agreed to or even have thought that interviewing an infamous possible murderer would be a good idea。 And when my cat hissed at a ghostly recording， I would probably have packed up and moved to another state。 But what fun would that be？⠀By day， Shea is a receptionist in a medical office。 By night she writes a blog about unsolved crimes， cold cases。 When a chance encounter with the real life star one of her favorite cold cases， the Lady Killer， crosses her path， Shea can’t help but chases her down and beg for an interview。 Beth， the suspected serial killer was acquitted of murder forty years ago but will always be guilty in the eyes of the public。 Shea hopes to get her side of the story。⠀What Shea gets from Beth， and the home she has lived in her entire life， is much more than she ever bargained for but maybe what she needed to get past some trauma from her own childhood。⠀If you enjoyed The Sun Down Motel or The Broken Girls， you should definitely read this one。 If you haven’t read any of them， don’t let the paranormal scare you off。 Do like I did and keep the light on， your favorite pets close， and read them。 They are great。 。。。more
Aubree Deimler
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One of my BOTM picks for March。 Another slow burn from St。 James， kinda similar to The Sun Down Motel。 There was some paranormal activity but overall this was more of a family drama story with the “mystery” revealed early。 Nothing too thrilling， but overall solid story。
Books Around the Corner
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4。5/5。 Will be a book club pick！
Becky
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This book started out good and suspenseful。 However I did not feel there was good enough character development to really make me feel anything for any of them。 It was slow moving and anti climactic。 Probably wouldn’t recommend。
KJ
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The first half of this was a lot of fun， but as the twist is unveiled， I felt like it was a let down and I could see the ending halfway through。 Things didn’t feel tied up enough for me and it all came out fairly predictably without any real feeling of catharsis for Beth
Kimberly
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It's an intriguing book with some very unique plot twists and I truly do mean unique。 It's an intriguing book with some very unique plot twists and I truly do mean unique。 。。。more
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