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Cold Cuts: A Psychological Thriller
In the coastal town of Seabrook, the tide always returns what’s been hidden.
Dr. Mara Kendrick keeps her world in order with steady hands and perfectly written reports. Sheriff Dean Keller believes he can hold the town together if he never looks back. And journalist Ivy Quinn has learned that some truths require more than proof. They require courage.
Then a body appears on the autopsy table…young, pregnant, unidentified.
And the necklace around her throat is one Mara has seen before.
As the investigation unravels, old loyalties fracture, grief resurfaces, and the line between care and cruelty grows impossibly thin. In Seabrook, love leaves marks. Some are gentle. Some destroy.
Taut, atmospheric, and deeply psychological, Cold Cuts is a story of inheritance, guilt, and the quiet ways love can turn into ruin.
Dr. Mara Kendrick keeps her world in order with steady hands and perfectly written reports. Sheriff Dean Keller believes he can hold the town together if he never looks back. And journalist Ivy Quinn has learned that some truths require more than proof. They require courage.
Then a body appears on the autopsy table…young, pregnant, unidentified.
And the necklace around her throat is one Mara has seen before.
As the investigation unravels, old loyalties fracture, grief resurfaces, and the line between care and cruelty grows impossibly thin. In Seabrook, love leaves marks. Some are gentle. Some destroy.
Taut, atmospheric, and deeply psychological, Cold Cuts is a story of inheritance, guilt, and the quiet ways love can turn into ruin.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 21, 2025
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November 26, 2025
I received an ARC and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This story begins with the discovery of a body in Seabrook. The story begins and introduces the main characters in the story. They are Mara, Coroner, Dean Sheriff, Ivy, journals and Rowen, Funeral home owner. As the story continues, several bodies are being discovered over time and it soon is shown that there is a connection between each of them. Each of the bodies was that of a woman who was pregnant and a unique item is found by them as well as each of them being posed. Mara conducts the autopsies and does not find a cause of death for any of them. Ivy is writing an article pertaining to the deaths and the more she investigates, the closer she comes to putting the puzzle together.
Read along and discover how each of the individuals plays a role in the story and what sort of connections are discovered. The ending will answer any questions you might have. It is definitely worth the read!
This story begins with the discovery of a body in Seabrook. The story begins and introduces the main characters in the story. They are Mara, Coroner, Dean Sheriff, Ivy, journals and Rowen, Funeral home owner. As the story continues, several bodies are being discovered over time and it soon is shown that there is a connection between each of them. Each of the bodies was that of a woman who was pregnant and a unique item is found by them as well as each of them being posed. Mara conducts the autopsies and does not find a cause of death for any of them. Ivy is writing an article pertaining to the deaths and the more she investigates, the closer she comes to putting the puzzle together.
Read along and discover how each of the individuals plays a role in the story and what sort of connections are discovered. The ending will answer any questions you might have. It is definitely worth the read!
November 24, 2025
Is it dark and twisted just slightly will it suck you in you can count on that. JJ Jax will have you on pins and needles and chills running up and down your spine without pointing out who's the killer there's plenty of intense characters to pick from. There's a whole host of things that makes this a unique story.
November 27, 2025
I really like psychological thriller stories so this one was
right up my alley. It immediately pulled me in and kept me
guessing until the end. Just the way I like them.
I have read a couple of books from JJ Jax and am really
enjoying them.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
right up my alley. It immediately pulled me in and kept me
guessing until the end. Just the way I like them.
I have read a couple of books from JJ Jax and am really
enjoying them.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 27, 2026
Cold Cuts
A slowish start, it picks up, but I found it hard to follow, too many characters, and moving on to another character had me reassessing segments to figure who was who. Plenty of bodies, that has similar clues, a serial killer is at work. A lot of twists that was hard to keep track. All in all, I struggled to the end. A to-do read.
A slowish start, it picks up, but I found it hard to follow, too many characters, and moving on to another character had me reassessing segments to figure who was who. Plenty of bodies, that has similar clues, a serial killer is at work. A lot of twists that was hard to keep track. All in all, I struggled to the end. A to-do read.
November 23, 2025
Slow and deliberate with deaths and unsettling unfolding of a tale of events of the past and present.
November 24, 2025
A heart wrenching story, filled with loss, death and discovery. An easy read, which draws you into a mystery as it unravels unexpectedly. I received an ARC and my review is honest and voluntary.
January 30, 2026
Cold Cuts: A Psychological Thriller, my thirdd read from author JJ Jax. A 169-page FBI Conspiracy Thrillers. I was given a complementary Kindle copy of this book & I'm voluntarily reading & reviewing it. The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. I look forward to my next read from this author when it's published. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).
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