Cold Blooded (New Orleans Series #2)

exciting serial killer thriller

In New Orleans, the killer left behind a carved up incinerated corpse with no witnesses to the vicious homicide. No eye witnesses that is because Olivia Bechet observed every slash and burn though she was sleeping several miles away from the crime scene in her cottage. Thinking that she suffered through a particularly nasty nightmare, Olivia ignores her dream until it reoccurs a few weeks later with a different victim. She feels she is somehow connected to this ¿priestly¿ serial killer and goes to the authorities only to have Detective Rick Bentz scoff at her claims.

As the Big Easy panics with a rising death count, Olivia continues to press Rick and his younger partner Reuben Montoya into believing her even if the senior detective scornfully laughs at her assertions. However, the culprit sees what she sees through her eyes and believes Olivia knows too much. Now she dreams that she is the next victim. She pleads with the two cops to keep her safe, but Rick remains more than skeptical as he concludes that the woman he loves is a lunatic.

COLD BLOODED is an exciting serial killer thriller that stars a wonderful heroine and Rick, a secondary character from the prequel HOT BLOODED. The story line engages the reader mostly because of the interplay between Rick and Olivia. The killer is standard off the shelf stock while the graphic descriptions of the sexual crimes are not everyone¿s café du lait though the scenes provide the depth to what the heroine faces. Lisa Jackson provides fans of serial killer plots, police procedurals, and romantic suspense with an entertaining tale.

Harriet Klausner

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Great Read!!

I gave it a 4 star because it started out really slow and took a few chapters to get into it. Once the story line really picked up it was a GREAT read. Kept you guessing up until the end on who the murderer was. I would recommend it to anyone that likes murder mystery books.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Put on your Sherlock Holmes Hat

I have to say this is my first book by Lisa Jackson. If it were on t.v. I would not have watched it due to the violence. I thought I had figured out who the killer was but boy was I wrong! The language was a little strong for me and the sexual descriptions I think I could've gone without. I have a pretty good imagination and so that part of it and the very descriptive parts of the murder were why I only gave 4 stars, plus I had a little problem keeping track of who was who I was reading about until near the end. Good spellbinder tho!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

excellent read!

I have always loved her books, and this one is no exception! Keeps you guessing throughout the whole book. Definitely worth reading.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Scary

Page turner!

New series

Book gives you a little chills as you read on thru!

if you like murder scenes

lisa jackson knows her stuff when it comes to the culture and moress of new orleans. crime scenes are a little gory, but otherwise chilling...

I recommend this book, if you enjoy a good thriller

I enjoyed this book. I have recently discovered Lisa Jackson and I am now a fan of her writing. She gets right into the head of the perp and lets us all know how their mind works. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. And I look forward to reading the entire New Orleans series.

highly recommended

this was written in true Lisa Jackson form with all the twist and turns. Love her books

Terrible book!

First (and last)Lisa Jackson book I'll read. The plot was gruesome but otherwise thin, the romance was practically nonexistent except for the obligatory love scene, and all the characters were so dysfunctional that they ALL should be locked away. On top of that, the book needs a thorough proofreading!

Highly recommended

The story kept my attention and the suspense was great.

addictive

Book not well written but it hooks you to know the ending. There is a lot of repeating through out the book which I really didn't like.

loved it

kept me up at night!

Liked it!

This was my first Lisa Jackson book and I didn't find it boring at all. It was definitely worth my time, even though there were a few 'loose ends' left undone in the end. I'll absolutely read her again.

Really Good!

I hadn't read Lisa Jackson for a while, and I forgot how good she is. This book is really really good!

Wouldn't go out of my way to read this one, if you've read one you've read them all...

This book is classic Lisa Jackson, predictable (clues to the bad guy, hero cop, etc), one dimensional. A bit boring after a while, I keep reading her books hoping to see something different, there are slight variations but the endings are ALWAYS the same. I'd like to see her step outside the box with her writing, something a bit more edgy.

?raxy

that book looks dumb. but the captioom

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

an ok book

this book seemed rather slow to me. i like reading her books but, this one wasnt quite what i expected...

Glad I paid under $5

I didn't have great expectations but decided to give it a try since I was in the mood for a fun and suspenseful read. The sample I downloaded was interesting enough to make me decided to keep reading. However, as I continued through the story, I found that I wasn't really caring about ANY of these characters and wanted to get to the end just to get it over with. I was especially annoyed by the priest who felt strongly about his vows when choosing not to share information that could lead to the finding the killer and saving lives, yet threw his vows to the wind when sex was a possibility. And he was supposed to be one of the likable characters.Then there was the way the author tried to make nearly EVERY male character a suspect. How many 30ish, good looking, blue-eyed men with a religious past and a chip on there shoulder can be written into one small book? And why have Marta disappear at all? What did that possibly have to do with advancing the storyline? When the book did finally come to an end, it was disappointing, the identity of the killer seemed a cop out, and certain events seemed pointless. (don't want to spoil the ending, so I'll say no more) Speaking of pointless, the epilogue didn't add anything of interest. Usually I finish a book and find myself missing the characters and wishing I knew what happened next. With this story, frankly, I couldn't care less. I will not be reading any other books by this author.

Great Read

This book was a great read...fast paced & never a dull moment...