Reviews
Praise for The Bitter Season "A masterful tale of two colliding cases that become one tightly coiled plot, The Bitter Season is Tami Hoag at her down and dirty best. Authentic, dark, and intense, this is a portrait of flawed characters on both sides of the law that will surprise you and make you laugh as you double-lock your doors."--Tess Gerritsen "Tami Hoag is simply one of the best. And The Bitter Season --engrossing, atmospheric, and taut with suspense--is the work of a writer at the top her game. A chilling psychological thriller!"--Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Bone "Tami Hoag gives us a female detective who's sharp-witted and gutsy as she deftly weaves two cases together for one heart-stopping finale. I couldn't put it down."--Carol Goodman, bestselling author of The Lake of Dead Languages "This tense psychological thriller shows Hoag at the top of her game."-- Kirkus Reviews "Hoag has a gift for creating dynamic suspense, three-dimensional characters, and sharp dialogue. Newcomers and fans alike will find this fast-moving police procedural intensely satisfying."-- Publishers Weekly "This is a dark,gritty thriller. . . . A real page-turner that is sure to please her legion of fans." --Booklist "Hoag's genius as a writer is evident from the start. . . . The Bitter Season is all you expect in a Tami Hoag novel and more. It is a bestseller for all the right reasons."-- The Huffington Post "Riveting, enthralling, suspenseful, and fast-paced."-- Manhattan Book Review, Praise for The Bitter Season "A masterful tale of two colliding cases that become one tightly coiled plot, The Bitter Season is Tami Hoag at her down and dirty best. Authentic, dark, and intense, this is a portrait of flawed characters on both sides of the law that will surprise you and make you laugh as you double-lock your doors."-- New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen "Tami Hoag is simply one of the best. And The Bitter Season --engrossing, atmospheric, and taut with suspense--is the work of a writer at the top her game. A chilling psychological thriller!"-- New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger "Tami Hoag gives us a female detective who's sharp-witted and gutsy as she deftly weaves two cases together for one heart-stopping finale. I couldn't put it down."-- New York Times bestselling author Carol Goodman "This tense psychological thriller shows Hoag at the top of her game."-- Kirkus Reviews "Hoag has a gift for creating dynamic suspense, three-dimensional characters, and sharp dialogue. Newcomers and fans alike will find this fast-moving police procedural intensely satisfying."-- Publishers Weekly "This is a dark,gritty thriller....A real page-turner that is sure to please her legion of fans." --Booklist "Hoag's genius as a writer is evident from the start.... The Bitter Season is all you expect in a Tami Hoag novel and more. It is a bestseller for all the right reasons."--The Huffington Post "Riveting, enthralling, suspenseful, and fast-paced."-- Manhattan Book Review, Praise for The Bitter Season "A masterful tale of two colliding cases that become one tightly coiled plot, The Bitter Season is Tami Hoag at her down and dirty best. Authentic, dark and intense, this is a portrait of flawed characters on both sides of the law that will surprise you and make you laugh as you double-lock your doors." -Tess Gerritsen "Tami Hoag is simply one of the best. And The Bitter Season -- engrossing, atmospheric and taut with suspense -- is the work of a writer at the top her game. A chilling psychological thriller!" -- Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Bone "Tami Hoag gives us a female detective who's sharp-witted and gutsy as she deftly weaves two cases together for one heart-stopping finale. I couldn't put it down."--Carol Goodman, bestselling author of The Lake of Dead Languages "This tense psychological thriller shows Hoag at the top of her game." - Kirkus Reviews " Hoag has a gift for creating dynamic suspense, three-dimensional characters, and sharp dialogue. Newcomers and fans alike will find this fast-moving police procedural intensely satisfying." - Publishers Weekly "This is a dark,gritty thriller...A real page-turner that is sure to please her legion of fans." - Booklist "Hoag's genius as a writer is evident from the start... The Bitter Season is all you expect in a Tami Hoag novel and more. It is a best seller for all the right reasons." - Huffington Post "Riveting, enthralling, suspenseful, and fast paced." -Manhattan Book Review, Praise for Cold Cold Heart "Chilling and satisfying." - People "A top-notch psychological thriller." - Kirkus Reviews " [A] chilling psychological thriller." - Publishers Weekly "Tami Hoag is a master of the suspense writing craft." -Suspense Magazine "[A] great tale of suspense and danger Cold Cold Heart delivers the goods....this book elevates her to a new level." - Jackie K Cooper, Book Critic, The Huffington Post Praise for Down the Darkest Road "A mesmerizing psychological drama on loss, guilt, frustration and implacable, unexplainable evil." - Kirkus "Hoag keeps tight control over her plot in this book, raising the tension with every page that turns. She knows her characters, both good and bad, and intensifies the conflict in the most absorbing way. Not every writer of suspense can manage it so successfully, but Hoag does it from beginning to end." - Huffington Post Praise for Secrets to the Grave "Newcomers will have no trouble getting into this suspense novel rich in pre-DNA detecting methods." - Publishers Weekly "...the story zooms along to a satisfyingly creepy conclusion." - USA Today Praise for Deeper than the Dead "Once again, bestselling Hoag plots craftily and creates characters readers root for."- Kirkus Reviews (Starred) "The chilling premise and exciting twists make Hoag's thriller in every sense of the word. Guaranteed to be in high demand" - Booklist Praise for Ashes to Ashes "One of the most intense suspense writers around." - Chicago Tribune, Praise for Cold Cold Heart "Chilling and satisfying." - People "A top-notch psychological thriller." - Kirkus Reviews " [A] chilling psychological thriller." - Publishers Weekly "Tami Hoag is a master of the suspense writing craft." -Suspense Magazine "[A] great tale of suspense and danger Cold Cold Heart delivers the goods....this book elevates her to a new level." - Jackie K Cooper, Book Critic, The Huffington Post Praise for Down the Darkest Road "A mesmerizing psychological drama on loss, guilt, frustration and implacable, unexplainable evil." - Kirkus "Hoag keeps tight control over her plot in this book, raising the tension with every page that turns. She knows her characters, both good and bad, and intensifies the conflict in the most absorbing way. Not every writer of suspense can manage it so successfully, but Hoag does it from beginning to end." - Huffington Post Praise for Secrets to the Grave "Newcomers will have no trouble getting into this suspense novel rich in pre-DNA detecting methods." - Publishers Weekly "…the story zooms along to a satisfyingly creepy conclusion." - USA Today Praise for Deeper than the Dead "Once again, bestselling Hoag plots craftily and creates characters readers root for."- Kirkus Reviews (Starred) "The chilling premise and exciting twists make Hoag's thriller in every sense of the word. Guaranteed to be in high demand" - Booklist Praise for Ashes to Ashes "One of the most intense suspense writers around." - Chicago Tribune
Synopsis
Kovac and Liska take on multiple twisted cases as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag explores a murder from the past, a murder from the present, and a life that was never meant to be. As the bitter weather of late fall descends on Minneapolis, Detective Nikki Liska is restless, already bored with her new assignment to the cold case squad. She misses the rush of pulling an all-nighter and the sense of urgency of hunting a killer on the loose. Most of all she misses her old partner, Sam Kovac. Kovac is having an even harder time adjusting to Liska's absence but is distracted from his troubles by an especially brutal double homicide: a prominent university professor and his wife, bludgeoned and hacked to death in their home with a ceremonial Japanese samurai sword. Liska's case--the unsolved murder of a decorated sex crimes detective--is less of a distraction: Twenty-five years later, there is little hope for finding the killer who got away. Meanwhile, Minneapolis resident Evi Burke has a life she only dreamed of as a kid in and out of foster care: a beautiful home, a loving family, a fulfilling job. But a danger from her past is stalking her idyllic present, bent on destroying the perfect life she was never meant to have. As the trails of two crimes a quarter of a century apart twist and cross, Kovac and Liska race to find answers before a killer strikes again., Kovac and Liska take on multiple twisted cases as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag explores a murder from the past, a murder from the present, and a life that was never meant to be. As the dreary, bitter weather of late fall descends on Minneapolis, Detective Nikki Liska is restless, already bored with her new assignment to the cold case squad. She misses the rush of pulling an all-nighter and the sense of urgency of hunting a desperate killer on the loose. Most of all she misses her old partner, Sam Kovac. Kovac is having an even harder time adjusting to Liska's absence, saddled with a green new partner younger than most of Sam's wardrobe. But Kovac is distracted from his troubles by an especially brutal double homicide: a prominent university professor and his wife, bludgeoned and hacked to death in their home with a ceremonial Japanese samurai sword. Liska's case-the unsolved murder of a decorated sex crimes detective-is less of a distraction: Twenty five years later, there is little hope for finding the killer who got away. Meanwhile, Minneapolis resident Evi Burke has a life she only dreamed of as a kid in and out of foster homes: a beautiful home, a family, people who love her, a fulfilling job. But a danger from her past is stalking her idyllic present. A danger bent on destroying the perfect life she was never meant to have. As the trails of two crimes a quarter of century apart twist and cross, Kovac and Liska race to find answers before a killer strikes again.
