Description: In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two men, seemingly randomly, were murdered with the same gun, with strange notes left behind. Beth Greer was the perfect suspect, but she was acquitted. In 2017, Shea Collins runs a true crime website, a passion fuelled by the attempted abduction she escaped as a child. When she meets Beth by chance, Shea asks her for an interview. To Shea's surprise, Beth says yes. The allure of learning the truth about the case from the smart, charming Beth is too much to resist, but even as they grow closer, Shea senses something isn't right.
Review Quotes: "Lovers of true crime will get a kick out of this thriller that oozes atmosphere."
--Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night
"Simone St. James knows how to haunt you. The Book of Cold Cases is St. James at the top of her game, expertly weaving the past and the present to reveal a chilling tapestry of real world mystery and supernatural suspense that will have you turning pages well past your bedtime and jumping at every little sound."
--Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind
--Laura McHugh, award-winning author of What's Done in Darkness "This modern Gothic triumph is a cross between your most bingeworthy true crime podcast and The Haunting of Hill House. It's compulsively readable...but don't read it at night. The hauntings in this story scared me, and I write this stuff for a living."
--Wendy Webb, author of The Keepers of Metsan Valo "Prepare to lose some sleep when you dive into The Book of Cold Cases...[A] creepy thriller."
--Pop Sugar "You will sink into this novel faster than you would a peat bog.
--Crime Reads "[A] chilling paranormal thriller...St. James keeps the suspense high."
--Publishers Weekly
"St. James is particularly gifted at doling out twists."
--New York Times Book Review "St. James' 2020 novel The Sun Down Motel was a master class in the dread, as is the terrific The Book of Cold Cases."
--Sun Sentinel "St. James delivers another superbly entertaining, genre-blending delight...When it comes to sending shivers down readers' spines, St. James gives Shirley Jackson a run for her money, and her latest addictively readable novel will have one sleeping with the lights on."
--Library Journal, starred review "A twisty and satisfying paranormal mystery you won't want to read alone at night."
--Kirkus Reviews "St. James's signature ability to tell connecting stories across decades is on display here...in a gripping tale that will appeal to fans of crime fiction tinged with the supernatural."
--Booklist, starred review