Shameless Plug Alert!
I am pleased to announce that my cousin, John Rector, has brought great honor to the Rector name by publishing his first novel, The Cold Kiss. I just finished reading the book, and I have to say that it is a great read for anyone who likes crime thrillers.
Generally, I am not a fan of fiction because I find most new books to be boring and predictable. I generally read nonfiction because real life to me is far more entertaining than fantasy. A few notable exceptions for me would be the Harry Potter series and classics such as Brave New World. Naturally, however, I had to give this book a try and I was glad I did.
A quick read of the synopsis on the inside cover tells you that the novel focuses on Nate and Sara, two lovers on the run from their problems. They encounter a mysterious stranger who offers to pay them for a ride to Omaha. Caught in a blizzard, the characters are forced to stay the night in a motel in the middle of nowhere. Nate and Sara’s problems worsen when they find their passenger dead in the backseat with a large sum of money on him and they are trapped at the motel with no hopes of escape until the roads clear. From there, things basically descend into chaos as the characters fight to hide their secret from the other hotel occupants.
One thing I liked about this book is the writing style. It is written in first person from Nate’s point of view and the writing is natural and accessible. As I was reading, I felt transported and could easily imagine the characters and the setting. The dialogue is straightforward so you don’t have to hack through a jumble of words to try to figure out what the characters are trying to say. The plot is nice too because it moves along very quickly. I often find myself bored with books that are overly verbose and descriptive because it slows down the momentum of the story (Mary Higgins Clark, for example, has a tendency to overly describe what her characters are wearing, how they styled their hair and makeup and what they ordered for dinner). In The Cold Kiss on the other hand, things for Nate and Sara rapidly snowball into calamity, which leaves the reader desperately wanting to know how on earth they will possibly get themselves out of this terrible situation. It is definitely a book that is difficult to put down, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good crime novel.
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