Cold shot is a term used by snipers. You make the shot without a practice shot
first. Chief Park Ranger Griffin McCray of Gettysburg
National Military Park knows all about cold shots, as he was formerly a SWAT
team sniper. Therefore, when Griffin was called to a crime scene in the park at Gettysburg , along with
Finley Scott, a forensic anthropologist, they were able to determine that an
expert sniper killed the victim. Also
called into the case are two of McCray’s three best friends from college days –
Declan Grey an FBI agent and Parker Mitchell a crime scene analyst. However, the third friend, Luke McCray,
brother of Griffin McCray, had mysteriously disappeared after the tragic death
of his and Griffin ’s
sister. Their world – and their
friendships – crumbled. Each of the
group realized that if they were going to be able to work together and solve
this case, they were going to have to confront the dark days of the past. Little did they know that their investigation
would lead them to the mysterious disappearance of Luke.
The plot of this story has a lot going for it. I really liked the action and suspense and
how the author led us through the collection of clues and tied them together.
What I did not like is the author’s weak attempt to add to the story a budding
romance between Griffin
and Finley. I mean how could this woman,
Finley, – all at the same time – 1. be fearfully shaking in her boots, and 2.
so overcome by Griffin ’s
closeness and manliness that she could hardly breathe from the excitement of
standing next to him? These romantic
notions seemed to be randomly thrown in and did not add anything of merit to
the story. It was the same with references
to God and faith – just thrown in so it could be called a Christian fiction
book. Not!
Bethany House Publishers provided
this book to me for free in exchange for an honest review.
