A Cold, Cold World
by Elena Taylor

A female sheriff tries to fill her late father’s boots and be the sheriff her small Washington State mountain town needs as a deadly snow storm engulfs the town, in this dark, twisty mystery.

The world felt pure. Nature made the location pristine again, hiding the scene from prying eyes. As if no one had died there at all.

In the months since Bet Rivers solved her first murder investigation and secured the sheriff’s seat in Collier, she’s remained determined to keep her town safe. With a massive snowstorm looming, it’s more important than ever that she stays vigilant.

When Bet gets a call that a family of tourists has stumbled across a teen injured in a snowmobile accident on a mountain ridge, she braves the storm to investigate. However, once she arrives at the scene of the accident it’s clear to Bet that the teen is not injured; he’s dead. And has been for some time . . .

Investigating a possible homicide is hard enough, but with the worst snowstorm the valley has seen in years threatening the safety of her town, not to mention the integrity of her crime scenes – as they seem to be mounting up as well – Bet has to move fast to uncover the complicated truth and prove that she’s worthy of keeping her father’s badge.

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Reviews

“Readers who appreciate the strong woman police chief in Linda Castillo’s Kate Burkholder books or the vivid landscapes of Craig Johnson’s Walt Longmire mysteries will appreciate Taylor’s riveting crime novel”

Library Journal Starred Review

“Smart, action-packed suspense. Sheriff Bet Rivers will be your new favorite character”

Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Fans of CJ Box and Julia Spencer-Fleming will adore this novel – it’s whipsmart, completely cinematic, and full of heart. Not to be missed!”

Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today best selling author of One Wrong Word/b>

“Sheriff Bet Rivers is back with a suspenseful and shrewdly plotted story of deadly small town secrets. Taylor’s trademark vivid characters pull you in and the suspense keeps you on the edge of your seat. Think Longmire meets Yellowstone”

James L’Etoile, award winning author of Dead Drop and Face of Greed

“Tense and divinely atmospheric, this is the perfect book to curl up with on a cold winter’s day — or any day you long for a chilling, thrilling read”

J.L. Delozier, author of the multi-award-winning mystery The Photo Thief

“An exciting combination of multiple mysteries and a thrilling fight to survive nature’s wrath”

Kirkus Reviews

“Taylor skillfully sets the scene, [while] the introspective, conflicted Bet proves her mettle. Readers will look forward to her next outing”

Publishers Weekly on All We Buried

“Extremely hard to put down . . . Would recommend this to anyone who loves mystery thrillers”

San Francisco Book Review on All We Buried

“A wonderful protagonist [and] a stellar mystery with a current of tension and suspicion powerful enough to quicken your pulse”

Allen Eskens, USA Today bestselling author of The Life We Bury and Nothing More Dangerous, on All We Buried

“Atmospheric and addictive. You'll stay up all night to finish this novel”

Nichole Christoff, author of The Kill Chain, on All We Buried

Elena Taylor

Elena Taylor is the author of the Sheriff Bet Rivers Mysteries, dark and atmospheric police procedurals set in a small, rural mountain town in Washington State. As Elena Hartwell, she writes the Eddie Shoes Mysteries, about a quirky mother/daughter crime fighting duo. Elena is also a developmental editor with Allegory Editing, where she works one-on-one with writers to shape and polish their manuscripts. She also writes the Wait, Wait, Don’t query (Yet!) series of books on the writer’s craft.Her favorite place to be is home at Paradise, near Spokane, Washington. She lives with her hubby, their equines, dogs, and cats. Elena holds degrees from the University of San Diego, the University of Washington, and the University of Georgia.www.elenataylorauthor.com

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Editions

A Cold, Cold World by Elena Taylor is available in the following formats

Hardback97814483140656th August 2024144 X 222mm256$29.99
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