COLD-BLOODED MURDER. HOT-TEMPERED SUSPECTS. A HARD-NOSED COP WHO'LL STOP AT NOTHING TO BRING THE GUILTY TO JUSTICE
When an exhibition ice hockey tournament rolls into a steamy tropical town in North Queensland, Australia, the excitement among locals is through the roof. But when a top player is found brutally slain on centre ice, all remaining matches are immediately cancelled. The Yorkville CIB, headed up by the irrepressible Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon, wastes no time swinging into action to get to the bottom of this baffling mystery.
The victim, Jonas Eriksson, a jaded import from Sweden who’d failed to achieve his dreams in the NHL or European leagues, harboured a truckload of dark secrets. A dirty and ruthless right defenseman with enemies galore – among opposing clubs, fans, and even his own teammates – the police will have their work cut out finding Eriksson’s killer among the cavalcade of suspects. The pressure is on from the public, the media and politicians – find the culprit fast!
Aided by Detective Constable Claudia Taylor, DS Lisbon navigates a tightrope of testosterone-fuelled egos among the players, an adoring fan prepared to do anything to help her favourite team, an angry ex-wife, and a couple of surprise suspects no one saw coming.
“Cold Shot”, the eight book in the Fighting Detective series, is a chilling thriller with all the elements you’ve come to love in a Jack Lisbon whodunit. Wit, grit, a fascinating support cast, and a twisty plot that will keep you turning the pages well into the night. The perfect book for fans of American crime-writing giants James Patterson, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly, or British masters of police procedurals Ian Rankin, Peter James and Val McDermid.
