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A Cold, Hard Case (A Luca Mystery) Paperback – November 27, 2018

by DAN PETROSINI (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
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Half of the time, the killer gets away...


and the case goes cold.

Detective Luca knows there are hundreds, if not thousands of killers out there. When he receives a strange call about an unsolved murder, the evil that struck 25 years earlier resurfaces.

A teenage girl brutally murdered. A younger brother who was with her that night. A devastated mother, unable to move on.

Contemplating fatherhood himself, Luca commits to solving the horrific crime. He'll find the killer, offering the family a measure of closure.

But there are a carousel of suspects, the original investigation was botched and someone is trying to stop Luca.

Someone who isn't afraid to kill again.

Read this gripping story now.

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    244 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    November 27, 2018
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1731058632
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1731058638
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Mystery readers are treated to a fast-paced story filled not just with intrigue, but with personal sights, smells, and sounds that continue to expand Luca's personal life: "I could hear Amy Winehouse singing from the garage. Opening the door to the house, I was greeted with the smell of mushrooms sautéing in garlic and oil. My stomach panged. Pasta and mushrooms were quickly climbing my favorite dish ladder." - MW Book Reviews

These moments break up the story line and add details about his life, from his girlfriend Mary Anne and the question of children in their future together to social observations of Debbie's life and its challenges: "Look at the dirtbags in the Boyle case. Stark and Culver preyed on young girls, and Papadakis, who knew what he was capable of? Even the guys we cleared were no winners. If my daughter ever brought someone like them home, I'd stroke out. There were a lot of bad men out there. Men who wanted nothing but sex. Men who wanted to dominate their wives. Who'd suppress their dreams, kill their spark." - California Book Watch

Readers looking for a full-flavored investigation of not just a young girl's murder, but a detective's process of discovery, will find that even though A Cold, Hard Caseis the fifth book in an expanding series, it stands well on its own for newcomers while adding touches of detail that keep prior fans on their toes, thoroughly involved in Luca's latest case. - CBW Reviews

All audiences will relish a detective procedure that walks them through Luca's world and the special challenges of handling cold cases, and will find the story absorbing and hard to put down right up to a final, surprising series of revelations connecting past poor choices with present events that lead straight into further deadly danger beyond Debbie's grave. - Mid-West Book Review

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (November 27, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1731058632
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1731058638
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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H so why no reviews because they are all negative I’m appalled that this was even published and is on sale on Amazon I would not have this book even if it was free !! How can someone who ruins families and disgraces them publicly wrote a book on family relationships I’ve seen every thing now I know this won’t message won’t be posted please boycott this book !
1.0 out of 5 stars Slow train to the end
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2021
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I found this story slow and boring and the detective’s personality quite chauvinistic towards women. Not sure why some of the descriptions of the high school girls were so crude. I did not like him and found the characters wooden and uninspired. So many other good crime thrillers on the market like the Noir Scandinavian authors good grasp on character development without crassness. Would not recommend this author.
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