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Cold Fear (Tom Reed Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Rick Mofina (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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When a ten-year-old girl disappears in a Montana forest, it sets off an investigation that uncovers a dark secret.

In a remote, rugged corner of Montana’s Glacier National Park, little Paige Baker of San Francisco disappears with her dog, Kobee, while on a camping trip with her family.

At least, this is the story her mother and father have told the authorities.

As a multi-agency task force launches a massive search, Paige fights to survive in the wilderness. Time hammers against her and soon the nation is gripped by the life-and-death drama.

Behind the scenes, the FBI grows suspicious of Paige’s parents. Soon homicide detective Walt Sydowski is assigned to assist in the case, and reporter Tom Reed is dispatched to cover it.

But when the parents’ recent history and disturbing evidence links them to a horrible secret from the past, Reed realizes it will take a miracle to find the girl.

Because there may be a monster in their midst, racing to catch her first…

COLD FEAR is the second installment in the award-winning Tom Reed series.

Rick Mofina is a former journalist whose fiction has been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Louise Penny, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.

The Crime Writers of Canada, The International Thriller Writers and The Private Eye Writers of America have listed his titles among the best in crime fiction. As a two-time winner of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award, a four-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, the Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business.”

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Cold Fear bursts with suspense. The action is so intense, the writing so realistic . . . -- Romantic Times, TOP PICK in Suspense. July, 2001.

About the Author

Rick Mofina is a former journalist who has interviewed murderers on death row, flown over Los Angeles with the LAPD and patrolled with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He has also reported from the Caribbean, Africa, Kuwait and Qatar. He has written more than thirty crime fiction thrillers that have been published in nearly thirty countries. He is a two-time winner of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award; a Barry Award winner; a four-time Thriller Award finalist and a two-time Shamus Award finalist. Library Journal calls him “One of the best thriller writers in the business.” Rick lives in Ottowa, Ontario.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ALI9TSK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn River Publishing (December 8, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3598 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 394 pages
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Rick Mofina is a former journalist and an award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. His reporting has put him face-to-face with murderers on death row in Montana and Texas. He has covered a horrific serial-killing case in California and an armored car-heist in Las Vegas, flown over Los Angeles with the LAPD Air Support Division and gone on patrol with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near the Arctic. He has reported from the Caribbean, Africa and Kuwait's border with Iraq. His true-crime articles have appeared in the New York Times, Marie Claire, Reader's Digest and Penthouse.

Rick Mofina's books have been published in nearly 30 countries, including an illegal translation of his thriller, IF ANGELS FALL, in Iran.

The International Thriller Writers, The Private Eye Writers of America, and the Crime Writers of Canada, have listed his titles among the best in crime fiction. As a two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award, Canada's top literary award for crime fiction; a four-time International Thriller Award finalist, and a two-time Shamus Award finalist, the Library Journal calls him, “One of the best thriller writers in the business."

His books have been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper.

For more information please visit Rick Mofina's official FaceBook page.

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You can also follow him on Twitter @RickMofina

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Tony Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars A very awesome book cover
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017
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Paige Baker (10, daughter) looked on in horror as she was fleeing the family’s campsite at Devil’s Grasp (northern MT., Grizzly Tooth Trail).
Blood was dripping from Doug Baker’s (dad, Beecher Lowe HS English teacher, FB coach, retired USMC Sergeant, Golden St.) axe.

Her parents had just been in a huge argument, & Emily “Em” Baker (35, mom, aka Lee, mental illness, former Newsweek photographer, nee Ross) had stormed off.
Doug had informed Ranger Mac McCormick (Devil’s Grasp ranger station) & Ranger Sally, Paige & Kobee (beagle) were missing.
Brady Brook (district ranger, Incident Commander) & Pike Thornton (Sr. level 1 law enforcement ranger) were also part of the S&R.

FBI SA Tracy Bowman (widow/mom) got a call saying she would be teamed with FBI SA Francis “Frank” Miller Zander (Violent Crimes NHQ) to help search for the missing girl.
Mark Bowman (9, son, rare lung ailment) would stay with Roberta Cara (BFF), J.T. (husband, lawyer), & their 7 children in Missoula, MT.
Inspector Wladyslaw “Walt” Sydowski (SFPD Homicide), Inspector Linda Turgeon (partner, SFPD Homicide), along with FBI SAC Lloyd Turner (Salt Lake City) Park Superintendent Elsie Temple, Nora Lam (legal counsel from the U.S. Justice Dept.), & Park Ranger Tim Holloway (25), were also assisting in the S&R operation.

Who is Isaiah Hood?
Will Paige & Kobee (beagle) ever be found alive & unharmed?

Warning: This book is for adults only & contains violent or graphic adult content. It may be offensive to some readers.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written mystery book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a huge set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great mystery movie, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free Dailyfreebooks; Carrick Publishing; Amazon Digital Services LLC; book
Tony Parsons MSW (Washburn)
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lovetoread
4.0 out of 5 stars Adrenaline filled
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016
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Cold Fear is a complicated balancing act of details, facts, and characters. There are so many characters, I thought I was not going to remember who everyone was. The plot twists keep coming like rapid fire. All you can do as a reader is just read and watch the action unfold.

I have been thinking a lot about people's reaction to books, movies, tv shows...reaction is often based upon experience. If you recently lost a loved one, watching a movie about a person who dies might be difficult to watch or maybe there are inconsistencies that don't ring true to you. If you or a loved one was recently raped, it would probably be best not to watch a crime show on TV like Law and Order SVU because it could be quite painful. Just before reading this book, I watched the Netflix series Making a Murderer. The documentary is not about whether the accused was guilty or innocent, but really about the process and the flaws in our justice system. What an interesting place to begin my journey with this book.

Rick Mofina has set up a scenario where one is guilty before proven innocent. The obvious facts speak louder than the words of the accused. In this book, the FBI has been instructed to look for evidence to convict. Many presumptions are made (the young girl is dead, the father has anger issues, the mother must be crazy because she has been going to counseling) that encourage a quick assumption of guilt. Add in recent cases where parents have killed their children and misled officials, and you get a new mandate that all parents must be guilty. The author does a good job of showing both sides, and I appreciate that he develops the parents into gracious beings.

The overall book is quite long with a circus of characters who represent all aspects of a missing persons case: local authorities, federal investigators, search and rescue, print and tv media, lawyers, etc. Every character has a place in this story. Each section is delineated by the number of days the young girl is missing. As a reader, it's almost like watching the event unfold on tv, on the internet, and in the newspaper. Sometimes the action is slow, which is true to real life. Sometimes the action is adrenaline-filled excitement.

I am sure there are readers who argue that this is an improbable story with many unrealistic events. I didn't pick up this book to read a true crime story; I picked it up to be entertained. I did find it to be entertaining. I enjoyed the writing style and the snippets of character development. I enjoyed Mr. Mofina's ability to balance the details and the situations to create a complete story.

My only complaints were that the editing is not great. There are some typos, missing or wrong words, and punctuation errors that detract from the story. I also was confused on the details of the mother's backstory. I was never clear on her age or her sister's age when the initial event took place. As I read on, I am not convinced the timeline matches up.

I do recommend this book to readers who like adventure, enjoy adrenaline-pumped storytelling, and often read thrillers. I am ready to read more by Rick Mofina.
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Joyce B
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely loved this series. Rick Mofina is now one of my top authors.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
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Love the characters and the way he weaves their personal lives with professional jobs. The plot is very intriguing and keeps you interested. You can't anticipate what will happen, like so many other books.
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Hoener, Birgit
5.0 out of 5 stars nail biting suspense
Reviewed in Germany on November 28, 2018
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While on a camping trip with her parents in Montana's Glacier National Park, little Paige vanishes together with her dog Kobee. A multi-agency task force start an intensive search for one little girl lost in the grizzly infested area, with each passing day reducing the chance of finding her alive. At the same time, the searchers grow more and more suspicious of her parents, Doug and Emily, and secretly start a second parallel investigation into their lives and past.
Not as fast paced as I would have liked, but still with enough tension and suspension and plot twists, especially in the last third of this book, to keep me glued to the pages, not only hoping for Paige's rescue but also to find out what lies behind Doug's and Emily's behaviour and reactions. Oh boy, are they in trouble!
What the book did show me as well was how easily it is to condemn someone, or how easily someone can get entangled all of a sudden with the law, caused by, and based on past experiences of the Law enforcers, on suspicion, on evidence that can be interpreted in various ways.
As a reader, you know the truth of what happened in the current storyline, but even then you start doubting when confronted with evidence and behaviour, actions and reactions. And the second storyline, from the past, is only revealed in bits and pieces and again, can be interpreted in several ways. So at some stage, even as the reader knowing more through the narration, you might get as confused as the law enforcing officers and the searchers.
The fast paced finale, with all the threads coming together, had me nearly bite my nails, and reading late into the night because I could not stop.
A very good book, in my opinion, with a more than interesting plot, good storytelling and a lot of interesting characters with burdens of their past influencing their view of the present situation, and what looked to me a good and thorough knowledge of how the different law agencies work.
I definitely would read more of this author.
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laura
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in Italy on September 4, 2018
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I really love the author, his characters are deep and interesting,the plots are alwyasbrilliant. Cold Fear is an addictive reading
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C. M. Donaldson
5.0 out of 5 stars I like that type of story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2017
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Ten year old Paige Baker goes on holiday with her parents to a remote mountainous area, camping. Far from civilisation, it’s a risky move since that region is home to prevalent bears. Paige didn’t really want to go and it seems nor did her parents but the location was key – why there of all places is revealed later on. But days into the trip Paige runs off according to her parents, but is that what they want us to believe?

There are hints and undertones of troubles between the couple and something from the past is hiding in the shadows waiting to be revealed. But what has that to do with Paige’s disappearance? It’s when the parents report their child missing that this tale then grabs you from the start piquing your curiosity as law enforcement and other agencies have their own theories as to what has really happened to Paige as a frantic search begins with the possibility of a grim discovery, and the tale then accelerates with new twists and revelations which help bring a mystery together that seems to veer off in one direction, only to veer off into another just when you think you’ve got a hang of what’s going on. I like that type of story. I like that I can’t guess what’s what and who’s who until right at the end where my own suspicions are proven, or not as the case may be. I didn’t mind that the story started slowly because it increased pace to the point of causing me a certain amount of real anxiety as the mysterious disappearance of young Paige is only the beginning of a fast-pace yarn with an unexpected ending.
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ChrisBar: Sauvetage vers l'enfer
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and gripping till the end. One of the very best stories I've ever read.
Reviewed in France on November 29, 2016
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I would certainly advise this novel to anyone in search of a thriller that you must read from cover to cover. For nature lovers and trekkers as well.
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realmum
5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
Reviewed in Australia on April 8, 2017
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What does a 20 year old murder case involving a young girl in the Rockies have to do with a young girl whose Parents report her missing in the same place? Why are her Parents evading questions about a loud argument they were seen having? Where is their daughter and why is her Mother Emily acting so strangely? Why does her Father have a cut on his hand and where is his axe? FBI Agent Zander is still reeling from a mistake he made in a case that haunts him. Is he seeing what he wants to see or are these Parents as innocent as they claim?

I really enjoyed this book and held my breath a few times when the book took some unexpected turns. If you love intrigue in your novels you will love this, highly recommend.
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