Sorority Cold Case

Love Inspired Cold Case

by Jacquelin Thomas

An unsolved murder.

Two detectives with something to prove…

Detective Charlie Tesarkee has never forgotten the case she couldn’t solve. It’s been eleven years since a college student was murdered, and she’s desperate for a second chance to catch the killer. The Cold Case Unit will let her lead the investigation…if she works with Detective Grayson Leigh. A partner is the last thing Grayson and Charlie want. But they’ll have to work together to get justice for this victim…and put a murderer behind bars.

From Love Inspired Courage. Danger. Faith.

Genres: Mystery Thriller

208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published August 20, 2024

About the author

Jacquelin Thomas is an award-winning, best selling author with 94 titles published. Her books have garnered several awards, including two EMMA awards, the Romance In Color Reviewers Award, Readers Choice Award and the Atlanta Choice Award in the Religious & Spiritual category. Jacquelin was a 2005 honoree at the Houston Black Film Festival for the movie adaptation of her novel, Hidden Blessings. She was the first recipient to receive the Writers Achievement Award at the North Carolina Book Festival in Winston-Salem. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine.

Jacquelin has published in the romance, women's fiction, inspirational and young adult genres. Her second book in the YA series, Divine Confidential was nominated for a 2008 NAACP Image Award.

Jacquelin is happily married to her best friend and is the proud mother of three children. Jacquelin and her family live in North Carolina.

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had no suspense, was very slow and boring.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one was a miss for me, though normally I enjoy cold case stories. The last straw of the story plausibility for me was when the MC discharges her service weapon in a civilian residence with a “warning shot” instead of a self defense shot when a possible perp charged her in the space of a single room—and somehow doesn’t lose her service weapon, doesn’t get benched, and the only repercussion at all is that the suspect threatens to sue her. First of all, anyone could have been on the other side of that wall and been mortally wounded; second, time for giving warning shots prove that there would have been time to pull non-fatal measures such as a taser.

I liked the lead characters for the most part but the emotional development for Charlie seemed to switch very very suddenly from a lifetime of resentment into “everything’s hunky dory” and that seemed unlikely.

[LaCricia A'ngelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Everybody seemed to have a secret “

This statement is the perfect summary of this story. Jacquelin Thomas has once again pen a page turner that keeps you guessing until the very end.

I love how the story kept me engaged trying to solved the crime while also humanizing the detectives with background information about their lives that flowed seamlessly into the story.

I highly recommend this book!

[Melmo2610 · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read! Cold case stories always rank high for me, and this one was really well done. I enjoyed the fact that there wasn’t as much danger in this one, but it was more about solving the case, following the leads, putting together the pieces and getting justice for the victim. One of the best Love Inspired Suspense stories I have read.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done story

This was truly a well done story. It was an excellent mystery cold case murder and there were a lot of suspects to wade through. Even after reasonably thinking they had their killer they kept pressing to see if it fit correctly. Very good storyline.

[Priscilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mystery/reconciliation story

Very quick read. Loved the plot twists
Jacquelin Thomas never disappoints her readers. Looking forward to reading more stories.

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[Shone · Rating 4 out of 5]

To Trust or not to Trust

Two detectives with issues from childhood must lead to trust and work together to solve an eleven year old cold case. Favorite character Jen.

[Ellowyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. The suspense kept you on the edge of your seat. The story was well written. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

[Ethelann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great, who done it story. The ending was a total surprise