The Bitter Season

'A riveting crime novel with crackling dialogue and brilliant characterisation, shot through with dark humour... As good as Michael Connelly or Karin Slaughter at their best.' Mark Edwards, No. 1 Kindle bestseller

Detectives Kovac and Liska return in the latest psychological suspense novel from number one New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag.

A middle-aged couple - hacked to death in their own home - with a samurai sword. Normal people. Who were they? And why were they targeted?

Twenty years ago a policeman was murdered in his own back garden and the killer was never caught.

One woman might link these mysteries. But she is being watched. Can Detectives Nikki Liska and Sam Kovac find her before it is too late?

Suspense fiction doesn't get smarter than this. Taut, tense and terrifying, Hoag weaves a relentlessly thrilling tale which twists and turns with every page.

“Deceptively simple, this exploration of memory combined with a clever whodunit makes for an extremely slick thriller - SUNDAY MIRROR on COLD COLD HEARTA great tale of suspense and danger Cold Cold Heart delivers the goods...this book elevates her to a new level - HUFFINGTON POST on COLD COLD HEART”

Deceptively simple, this exploration of memory combined with a clever whodunit makes for an extremely slick thriller - SUNDAY MIRROR on COLD COLD HEART

A great tale of suspense and danger Cold Cold Heart delivers the goods...this book elevates her to a new level - HUFFINGTON POST on COLD COLD HEART

Tami Hoag is the #1 international bestselling author of more than thirty books published in more than thirty languages worldwide. Renowned for combining thrilling plots with character-driven psychological suspense, Hoag first hit the New York Times Bestseller list with NIGHT SINS, and each of her books since has been a bestseller. She leads a double life in Palm Beach County, Florida where she is also known as a top competitive equestrian in the Olympic discipline of dressage.

Find out more at or follow her on twitter @TamiHoag.

'A riveting crime novel with crackling dialogue and brilliant characterisation, shot through with dark humour... As good as Michael Connelly or Karin Slaughter at their best.' Mark Edwards, No. 1 Kindle bestsellerDetectives Kovac and Liska return in the latest psychological suspense novel from number one New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag.A middle-aged couple - hacked to death in their own home - with a samurai sword. Normal people. Who were they? And why were they targeted?Twenty years ago a policeman was murdered in his own back garden and the killer was never caught.One woman might link these mysteries. But she is being watched. Can Detectives Nikki Liska and Sam Kovac find her before it is too late?Suspense fiction doesn't get smarter than this. Taut, tense and terrifying, Hoag weaves a relentlessly thrilling tale which twists and turns with every page.

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