September 22 is National Ice Cream Cone Day, and I thought it would be a great day to feature mysteries with cold cases.
Here are a couple of mine you might be interested in:
Coup de Glace
A cold case for Erin!
The trouble with solving murders in a little town like Bald Eagle Falls is that everybody knows about it, and then they expect you to solve their cases too. When Bella brings a new—or rather a cold—case to Erin, she protests that she is not a detective. But Bella really needs her; how could an old woman just have gone missing without anyone following up on it? How could they just accept Ezekiel’s assertion that his wife was fine and she was just off visiting. Eventually, that excuse must have worn out.
Meanwhile, a blast from Erin’s own past—a foster sister Erin would rather not see again—shows up, bringing with her another set of complications.
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Have your gluten-free cake and eat it too. Sink your teeth into this sweet treat now!
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He Was Not There
Then he was gone
Zachary Goldman just wants to put everything that happened to him that night at the hands of a monster behind him forever. But when Heather, his estranged sister, asks for his help in bringing her own rapist to justice, there is no way he can turn her down.
The case is cold, three decades ago. Heather never saw her attacker’s face, as he was wearing a mask. At the time, the police did everything they could, but there have been new advancements in technology and Zachary hopes to turn up something he can use to solve the case.
Somehow, he needs to find a way to finally bring Heather some peace, even when it means dealing with his own painful memories.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is a compelling story of family misfortune, child abuse and neglect, and of the inadequacies and challenges of the foster care system. Zachary’s devotion to a sister who, in truth, is nearly a stranger to him is inspiring. His dogged determination and unrelenting resolve to help another individual, regardless of his own problems or limitations, make him a remarkable and uniquely appealing character. The engaging characters, the intricately detailed storylines involving relevant and provocative issues, and the beautifully crafted flow of narrative make the stories in this series enthralling, entertaining, and completely addictive. I am eagerly looking forward to the next one.
Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to find the vital clues.
Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit.
Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case.
Investigate this P.I. mystery now!
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If you’re looking for some ice cream cone recipes or mysteries featuring ice cream, be sure to check out last year’s blog post!
More Cold Cases
Here are a few more cold cases I picked up for you!
Hot Tea and a Cold Case
Tea Room owner and reluctant amateur sleuth, Laney Powers, decides to enjoy some of the natural beauty of Vermont and travels to a popular nearby hiking spot. She runs into the Mayor of Iberden, Raymond Andrews, who decides to join her on the hike, and knowing that there’s safety in numbers, Laney is glad for the company.
The hike turns into a murder investigation when they make a gruesome discovery on the trail. Teaming up with her best senior gal pal, Babby, Laney is determined to get to the bottom of a case that’s been cold for decades when she finds that for Babby, it’s personal.
Suspects come out of the woodwork, and Laney learns that even in a small town not everyone is as they seem. Can the two friends solve the case and find closure for Babby?
Cold Case
Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is “the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine” (New York Post).
Thea Janis was a literary Mozart. She published her first novel at age fourteen, shocking the upper crust of Boston with her frank depiction of blue-blooded indiscretions, and she seemed to have a magnificent career ahead of her. But before Thea could publish her follow-up novel, she mysteriously disappeared and was eventually named as a victim of a serial killer.
Twenty-four years later, an admirer of Thea’s comes to Carlotta claiming to have evidence that Thea is alive—and still writing. He begs Carlotta to find the onetime prodigy, but there are powerful people, including Thea’s prominent family of Boston politicians, who want Thea’s second book to stay buried. As a take-no-prisoners gubernatorial race speeds to its climax, Carlotta discovers a secret that could upend the campaign, endanger people’s lives, and rewrite literary history.
The Howard File
Police Inspector Andrew Cheatham is back on the island with another murder investigation for the cold case unit. On paper, it seems as if the case should have been solved decades earlier. Craig Howard was stabbed to death in a small pub, leaving behind only four possible suspects in the case.
Elizabeth Cubbon, Bessie to her friends, finds the new case frustrating. As if that weren’t enough to worry about, her friend Maggie Shimmin is convinced that someone is trying to kill her. Maggie knows exactly who is behind what she insists are attempts on her life, but Bessie isn’t anywhere near as certain.
Can Bessie and the cold case unit find Craig’s killer? Can Bessie convince Maggie to go to the police with her suspicions? And, after eight months of working together, can Bessie and her friends actually start to get to know Charles and Harry, the other two members of the unit?
Cold Case & Cupcakes
A reporter from LA comes to town and is found strangled to death in a local motel. He’d been inquiring about a cold case: ten years ago, a boy was killed in the playground, but the murderer was never found.
Amelia thinks if they can find the reporter’s killer, they can finally catch the boy’s killer. Between creating a new lemonade cupcake recipe and a savory chili cornbread muffin, Amelia acts on her instincts to finally solve the case. But will her bold actions put her, as well as her children, in danger?
The Cold Case
Travis Dent has been dead twenty years when the city police decide suddenly to close his file.
The man’s father is desperate for answers. Word on the inside is that he’s better off now knowing. It’s down to Sandy to investigate.
Why are the police so keen to close the file?
Are the rumours about the dead man’s mother true?
One thing’s for sure – someone knows what happened to Travis all those years ago.
And Sandy won’t rest until she finds them.
Cold Case on High
Magical misfit Indie Warren knows a thing or two about backstabbing in a small town, but this isn’t what she was expecting.
When the owners of the The Witch Cavern Spa are found sprawled out with knives in their backs, the search is on for their killer… and Indie wonders whether or not it might have something to do with the rumored secret treasure hidden deep within the salt caves.
But her quest for the truth isn’t the only digging she’s doing. Indie finds herself just as conflicted as ever about her love life when Julian’s true past is accidentally revealed. Will Indie be able to handle the truth about his dangerous former life?
And why can’t she shake the feeling that her own best friends are hiding something from her?
