Cold Case
"Cold Case" is the police term for an old, unsolved case. Linda  Barnes's private eye, Carlotta Carlyle, finds that it's up to her to discover the connection  between an old disappearance and a new riddle. Almost a quarter of a century earlier,  fifteen-year-old Thea Janis disappeared after publishing her precociously brilliant debut  novel, "Nightmare's Dawn." Now, pages from a new manuscript are  appearing, all written in Thea's unmistakable voice. Thea's family is in an uproar, and the  Boston police refuse to reopen the case, insisting that they already have the missing girl's  killer.In this case, the ingenious P.I. (and part-time cab driver) must untangle a web of  blackmail, political corruption, family secrets, and murder.Cold Caseis written  in fine, breezy style and both Carlotta's attractive personality and the story's twists and  turns will keep you hooked until the last page.--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.