Cold Cold Heart

Written by Tami Hoag

Narrated by Julia Whelan

A thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag, “one of the most intense suspense writers around” (Chicago Tribune).

Dana Nolan was a promising young TV reporter until a notorious serial killer tried to add her to his list of victims. Nearly a year has passed since she survived her ordeal, but the physical, emotional, and psychological scars run deep. Struggling with the torment of post-traumatic stress syndrome, plagued by flashbacks and nightmares, Dana returns to her hometown in an attempt to begin to put her life back together. But home doesn’t provide the comfort she expects.

Dana’s harrowing story and her return to small-town life have rekindled police and media interest in the unsolved case of her childhood best friend, Casey Grant, who disappeared without a trace the summer after their graduation from high school. Terrified of truths long buried, Dana reluctantly begins to look back at her past. Viewed through the dark filter of PTSD, old friends and loved ones become suspects and enemies. Questioning everything she knows, refusing to be defined by the traumas of her past, Dana seeks out a truth that may prove too terrible to be believed.…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jan 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781480598850

Tami Hoag

TAMI HOAG is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books. There are more than forty million copies of her books in print in more than thirty languages. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times bestseller list with Night Sins, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She lives in California.

Reviews for Cold Cold Heart

[Bryan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this action packed thriller book. I played it in on audio, earbuds are better than on speakers. I liked the bit at the end. It was really nice to give helpful information too. I look forward to Dust to Dust book.

[starla stokes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this book. It's my first from this author nd I'll be looking for more

[Cheryl Bryant · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great book. The storyline was so realistic and you find yourself wanting to know what happens next. So if you're listening, don't plan on getting any sleep .This book will keep you up for sure

[Rlynoyb · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Good story I felt for both of the main two characters, great story about dealing with PTSD. My main criticism is that Dana only goes to one counseling session and then starts trying to work through her PTSD after just one session, sort of hard to believe.

[NNEAMAKA PAYNE · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is an excellent read. Tami knows how to keep you guessing until the end. So many characters looked guilty all the way through and then it was revealed. Usually, my taste in characters is not the high school/post-high school time in life but really, the story held my interest. If you enjoy a story about high school friends, that one turns out to become a serial killer and also a deputy of the sheriff's office of Louisville! Read this.

[Winston Green · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Long. Dark story but well written and satisfying story line.

[Adriane Guzman · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Just ok. It was very drawn out. And the ending was ehhh. Narration was great

[theresa jay · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Love love love this book! Must read! Don’t miss out

[Sue · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

There were twists and turns that really made you think and it was nail biting to the end

[pennsylady · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

10 audio discs 4.5 ★ At first I thought I would be mildly impressed with this thriller. Unlike many friends, I'm not the perceptive connoisseur of suspense. Then (doing audio), the emotional and psychological parameters of PTSD and memory loss impacted me. I ended the book feeling as I'd read a terrific stand alone thriller.

[stephanie_m-868484 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

As someone who has had a brain injury from sepsis 13 years ago, I must say that this author has really done her research. Ms. Hoag must have interviewed dozens of survivors, and asked them how they feel. Her writing was spot-on.
I found nothing in this novel repetitive at all, like some readers have. I was not very sure which character was the killer until they struck again at the end, and I had been waive ring between a couple of guys, actually. The ending might have even been possible, given the circumstances.
All in all, a good, quick read with no glaring errors or gaffs. Very entertaining. 4 solid stars.

[joannemonck · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Quick summer read. A newscaster is captured by a serial killer. She survives and the story takes off from there about her recovery and a new mystery comes to light

[robertalea-223265 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I do like Tami Hoag's books.

[rmarcin-630843 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Continuation of the story "The 9th Girl". The book kept my interest, and kept me guessing as to the murderer.

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This one made me jump several times, I enjoyed the story of a woman dealing with brain trauma as the result of being attacked by a serial killer (and that sentence makes me a little scared of me). Dana Nolan had a promising career as a TV reporter when a serial killer interrupts everything. She kills him to survive and this is where the story begins. Now she has to deal with brain damage and moving home. She starts to look at her former self, curious about the past and stumbles on the mystery that was her friend. When they graduated high school her friend disappeared and it's all a huge mystery that she can't believe she hasn't investigated before this. She's back with friends and family and other people with issues, including her friend's ex-boyfriend who has survived the army and now his PTSD is causing him problems too.A compelling listen.

[nx74defiant · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Dana is the survivor from the prior book - The 9th girl. I found Dana's struggle to adjust to her new life after the injures she received to her brain very interesting.. Dana is trying to piece back together her life and her memory. Her mother wants to protect her from anything bad. Her relationship with her step-father is strained. That portion I enjoyed very much.The mystery not so much, it turned out how I guessed it would.

[she_climber · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book got off to a very slow start for me. I felt like entirely too much time was spent beating the details of Dana's brain injury to death. Given the author's note at the end, I, in hindsight, can appreciate why this aspect of the story was so important to her but it really went too in depth for this kind of book.Once the story got rolling it was entertaining and interesting with lots of possible suspects. One lucky guess and you could have had it all wrapped up early on. But all in all it was a decent story.I just noticed while at the bookstore yesterday the story 9th Girl by Tami Hoag and realized that what I was listening to was part of a series. I didn't know this going into the story and I didn't feel like I was hindered at all by not having read any previous books. Worked fine as a standalone.

[pburger-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Slow start, but got so intense!

[busyreadin · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Dana Mercer is the only survivor of a serial killer. Suffering from a tramatic brain injury, she returns home to heal, only to be plunged into the 10 year old disappearance of her best friend which has never been solved.

[marlaamadison · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Tami Hoag is one of my very favorite suspense writers. But this book was a disappointment. It moved painfully slow up until the second half of the book, the majority of the writing taking place in the mind and background of Dana Nolan. I loved the character, but her story needed more action and dialogue to be entertaining. More of a psychological drama here than a true suspense read. Great story, but poorly executed, unfortunately. Way too much excess wordage.

[cherylk_44 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a good book. Also a fast read. Despite the fact that I found the intensity level lacking some. I thought it would have been higher. The characters were middle of the road. Nothing too special about them. Also not too many twists or turns in the plotline. Fans of mystery stories will probably figure out the whole story fairly early into the story. The obvious choice had too many clues pointing at them to make you really believe it was them. I was really interested in Dana and what she had survived with her ordeal. Yet I was saddened when I realized that it had nothing to do with the story. Although I was greatful that Dana had a story behind her. It did make her a strong character and added depth to her. Besides the intensity that I talked about, if the rest of the characters had been more engaging I would have liked this book better. Still I am happy with it and do look forward to reading the next book by this author.