Cold as Ice

I have thoroughly enjoyed this entire series so far. The way the author intertwines the lives of the main characters in each book keeps us from wondering “where are they now?” Great reads, the plots are believable and the characters lovable!

Very engaging page turner. I enjoyed learning how a negotiator works. I could use those handy skills in real life so I had great take aways from the book. Lots of mystery clues through out kept the reader pondering who the killer would be. Liked the depth of the main characters and how they each had to wrestle with their own personal issues first before taking that risk to be vulnerable & have the courage to love someone. They had to do their emotional homework in conjunction with the stress of solving a murder & staying ahead of the game. Enjoyed the way author roped in past characters from previous stories to interweave into the current story plot. Hard reading at times when reading about abuse, but life is like that. Great characters, good plot. I don’t know how they all survive running around in below freezing temps. I can’t imagine that. But I suppose the setting was appropriate for this particular story on Darby.

Toni Anderson keeps on producing intricate, exciting and fast-paced stories. Love the characters in the Cold series and love how their stories are entwined and grow. Thanks for another fabulous story, Toni!

Once again Toni Anderson has crafted an intricate tale of suspense that is set in the frigid Alaskan state and features a couple we met in a previous book and have been rooting for since, Darcy and Evan. Toni’s books are always meticulously researched and have an intricate plot to go with the romantic chemistry between our beleaguered couple. She deals sensitively with a subject that could be challenging and gives insight into healing following trauma. I don’t think Toni is capable of writing anything that I wouldn’t rate five star. Can’t wait for the next one.

I finished Cold As Ice and said out loud Wow! What a fantastic book!! The reader first met Darby, a PhD student on a remote volcanic island in the Banda Seas studying volcanos, in Colder Than Sin. Darby had been abducted and was found and rescued by Quentin and Haley who were also in danger and running for their lives. In the end, Darby meets Eban a hostage negotiator. Eban and Darcy’s story needed to be told. Darby is now Alaska completing her PhD in volcanology and recovering from her kidnapping trauma. Suddenly she is considered the only suspect in a friends murder. Eban travels to Alaska to assist in finding the killer. Convincing the local detective to do a complete thorough investigation is a real issue until there is a second murder. Is Darby in danger? Why was she framed? A knife yielding murderer is on the loose and there are multiple suspects. The momentum of the investigation is non stop. While searching for the murderer, old friends like BAU’s Lincoln Frazer, Hostage negotiator Quinton Savage and Haley Cramer, CEO of a security firm are encountered offering help and information. Cold As Ice is a stand alone book, but it is nice “to see” familiar faces during the story. I love reading about old friends from previous books. Frequently at the end of a book, I wonder what a character’s life is like afterwards. The Toni Anderson’s Cold Justice books answer those questions. "I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book.”

From page one this mystery draws you in but if you’ve been reading this series you know Darby didn’t kill anyone. Who does she call? The man she calls when her life gets to be too much, her crush of seven months FBI SSA Eban Winters. Their relationship is complicated, he is forbidden from getting involved with someone he rescues, but they spend a lot of virtual time together as “friends “. Can they have more? As we read both POVs their feelings for one another ramp up the angsty emotional part of this story. But it is the nail biting suspense of the ongoing murder case that kept me turning the pages as fast as I could. And the HEA, truly sigh worthy!