Review: 3rd in this Solid Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2012
Dr. Gina, the famous radio psychologist, gets tossed through a plate glass window and pancakes on the pavement eight stories below in full view of television cameras.  Lou Mason draws the case of a young, troubled client of the doctor.It's an extraordinarily complicated tale with a boatload of possible suspects, but all the evidence seems to point back to Mason's client.  Then the bodies start piling up.COLD TRUTH seemed to be the best of the series for about 3/4's of the book.  However, the ending goes on and on and on and on and on.  Perhaps there were just too many loose ends to tie up, consequently there are about 5 (COUNT 'EM) climaxes.Mason's a great hero, yet in this effort he seems to wobble a little in the veracity department.  He's at his best when using his wits to mull through difficult cases and situations.  Here, when backed into a corner, he comes off like a Rambo.  It's not altogether convincing.  Likewise, the relationship he forms with new girlfriend Abby is not particularly well told.  They fall in love at first sight, as often happens in life, but it gives the relationship nowhere to go.Still, all in all, Goldman has hatched a very entertaining series of books, and COLD TRUTH is highly recommended for fans of Lou Mason.