COLD TEARS: A Trask Brothers Murder Mystery

Trask Brothers Mysteries #7

by C.E. Nelson

She stepped into nothing...A woman's body found at the base of a cliff. Her identity unknown. Sheriff Dave Trask investigates but has nothing to tell him how or why she went over the cliff or who she is. And then, a month later, another woman is found dead in the same location. This time a park ranger familiar with the area. Trask suspects a link between the deaths but can find nothing. The second woman's boyfriend disappears, and the investigation into the deaths drags. Were they accidents - or murder?

Trask's fears and frustrations mount until he sees no option but to do something he thought he'd never do, putting his wife and daughter in danger.

Readers of Sanford, Connelly, Patterson, and alike will enjoy this gripping and fast-paced murder mystery detective thriller.Praise from Trask Brothers "Best Trask Brothers Mystery yet! Couldn't put it down." - Early reviewer of Cold Tears

"Fast and Exciting. If you are a Sanford fan you will become a Nelson follower." - Mrs. M

"My first Nelson read. I'll be back for more." - Kindle Customer

"I was hooked after the first chapter." - Kindle Reader

Genres: Mystery

Audible Audio

First published March 16, 2020

About the author

Chuck (C.E.) Nelson is an avid angler and author of three highly rated murder mystery series.

The Trask Brothers Murder Mystery Series follows the exploits of Dave and Don Trask, identical twin brothers in law enforcement, as they chase down killers across Minnesota and beyond. Like the author, the brothers love to fish, and you'll usually find a few fishing tidbits in each book.

The Edge of Winter and Kill Six comprise the Danny Carlisle mystery series to date. Carlisle has appeared in Trask Brother's books and is a headstrong independent agent from Duluth, Minnesota, likely to get herself in more than a little bit of trouble.

Peter 'Doc' Hunter is the protagonist in Angry Sins. Doc is a BCA agent who is working on becoming a professional golfer when his day job doesn't get in the way. Doc is a good golfer - the author, not so much.

Nelson resides in Minnesota and has a cabin in Canada where he feeds his angling needs and ponders his next story.

All of his books can be found at www.cenelsonbooks.com.

Thanks for reading!

Reviews

[PWA Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read several of the Trask brothers series, they are all good. The brothers work well together even with their own flaws. Dave has a family now and that just adds to the story.
Interesting and enjoyable.

[Tina Langford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brotherly Banter

Two brother in law enforcement with respect and love between them. In service in different law enforcement agencies. Humor, suspense,good guy vs bad guys. This Track brothers mixer series is a pleasant read and the characters make you want to read more about the Track brothers.

[Carol Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very enjoyable read. I liked the characters and thus remained interested throughout the book.

[Alice Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cold Tears

Enjoyed the characters, especially brothers. It kept me coming
back to read more. Plenty of action and cliff hangers, Bolton is a good character.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the characters.. Since this is #7 now I will need to find 1 thru 6.

Gives the arm chair detective many suspects to look at.....

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story. Great reading. I enjoyed the interaction between the family and friends.

[C&D Editing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great crime book with characters that felt so real, flaws and all, which is one of the aspects I liked most in this book. You didn't have the perfect hero; you had a character who was fighting his own demons, battling issues that a lot of people don't want to admit they have.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great thriller, with many interesting characters. It sort of ended with a cliffhanger, which I didn't appreciate.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting case with an intriguing plotline, but I felt like it was muddled too often with personal issues and the threads didn't really get resolved in the end.
I think that mystery readers will enjoy it for its action and cold north setting, and I did like the Trask brothers. Their banter was fun. The case itself was intriguing, involving human trafficking, but that could have been developed more.
I am not sure if this would be a satisfying read to the average mystery reader, but I found myself saying Huh? at the end. That's it?

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is suspenseful and full of intrigue and twists. All of the characters are interesting, as is the storyline. It is a little slow at times, but it keeps your attention. This is my first Trask Brothers book, but I will be reading more of them.

[Don · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too Much Blather

This writer needs to quit wasting space with boring verbiage that doesn't contribute anything to the story. Chapter 26 should be deleted. Needs to work on his humor too. Too much whining and complaining from his main characters.

[Gary Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story Unfinished

I gave this a three star because the story was left hanging - no leads to the “big guy” and all the gang dead. Other than that, same fast paced mystery with some great character.

[Gloria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cold tears

Was a good mystery with lots of twist and turns. A bit confusing with the two brothers. I would definitely read more of his books

[Roger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book and series.

[gwen graves · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad story, the characters were interesting. The way it ended left me wondering just what happened to the real bad guys.

[Sue Beebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too many subplots

This series is just too much detail about the victim and too many subplots I've lost interest in it and will not be reading any more

[Cathy Pierson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great Trask brothers thriller but why does Linda put up with Dave and all of his risk taking and misadventures?