Cold Hearted

Beverly Barton

Edition	Paperback
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Published by	Zebra
Release date	2008-09-01
ISBN	1420100491
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They all loved her. That was their mistake. Two husbands, her college fiance, an influential boss every man who gets close to Jordan Price is made to pay in blood. And the list is growing. The more investigator Rick Carson delves into the string of deaths from which Jordan has profited handsomely, the more convinced he becomes that he is dealing with a cunning, Cold Hearted, unstoppable killer.

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Disappointing and not believable enough

I was looking for a good suspense book and never having heard of this author before, I thought I'd give it a try. I am pretty dissapointed and the only reason I read it in it's entirety was because I didnt want to waste my money.

The author seems to be fond of the words and phrases: gaze, their gazes collided/clashed, she closed her eyes, damn/damned, hesitated. she sighed, all right (and isn't the correct terminology in the context "alright"?) I kept seeing them at about just about every other page and it was annoying and gave the book the feel that it was written by an amateur.

I wanted to like the main characters but I couldn't. They have no depth to them, they seemed flat, there wasn't anything to make you feel like you really knew them. Like one of the reviewers said, I couldn't understand why Jordan was so loved. She bored me and there was nothing intriguing about her. Same with Rick. How could he in one thought think that he didn't like her but before you know it, you're reading that he wanted to take her in his arms. Mind you, this was only after knowing her for two or three days.

Well, at least I know not to buy her books again.

She's done better

I have read all of Beverly Barton's books and although I am not so much disliking this book as much as I have liked all her others, maybe it was a little too long and dragged a bit. BUT>>>>>>>I did not guess who was doing the killing until practically the last page. Will I buy her next book? Of course I will,she is very talented and I always eagerly await her novels.

NOT UP TO THE AUTHOR'S USUAL GOOD STANDARDS

I was really disappointed with this book. After Ms. Barton's last few books, this one was a real stinker. I found the two main characters, Jordan and Rick, to be very shallow and unlikable. There was hardly any background on Rick's character and I thought Jordan was a cold fish. I don't see why everyone loved her so much. One minute she was taking care of everyone and soothing their fears, the next moment, she would think how she wished everyone would just leave her alone. It seemed to me that Jordan had a split personality--the loving caretaker, the cold hearted witch. I was convinced throughout most of the book that Jordan really was the murderer, that she had a split personality. I wished I had been right, because I think it would have made the book more interesting. When the real murderer is exposed, it was a disappointment. The `romance' between Jordan and Rick was tepid at best. During most of the book Rick thinks Jordan is a Black Widow, and then all of a sudden he's in love with her--not very convincing. I also thought the author spent way too much time rehashing the suspect list, Rick's suspicions of Jordan, and all the previous murders. I am generally a big fan of Ms. Barton, but this book missed the mark. It seemed to have been written by someone else or maybe she was being rushed by her publisher to crank out a new book. I'm glad I got the book from the library instead of plunking down my hard earned money on this stinker of a book.

Not Great!

All I can say is that considering her previous books this one seemed like it was written by someone else or by an amateur author...not up to her standards at all. I recommend you skip this book and pick out any of her previous ones which are really good.

Innocence lost or a praying mantis?

Cold Hearted brings us into a world of controversy when a popular elected official commits suicide when it was discovered that he had been stricken by a debilitating disease. The controversy centers around his wife (now widow) Jordan Price who never showed the slightest bit of emotions when she discovered this tragedy or at the funeral. A private investigator (also the late senator's brother) is committed to expose the truth and begins digging up information on his late brother's widow and discovers a sordid list of husbands whom died under suspicious circumstances. The plot thickens when the late senator's first wife threatens Jordan and then is found dead. Beverly Barton has written a inviting tale of intrigue and created the perfect praying mantis in Jordan Price.

Editor of the highly recommended novel: Fates by Georgiou Tino: Best of 2008