“I devoured this book! Clear your calendar before starting Cold Malice, because you won’t want to put it down!” -USA Today bestselling author Rachel Grant.Twenty years ago, she was a cult leader’s innocent daughter and he was an undercover agent who broke her heart and destroyed her life. Now he’s back…ASAC Steve (Mac) McKenzie is leading a task force investigating a series of malicious crimes … investigating a series of malicious crimes in the heart of Washington, DC. His undercover work in an antigovernment compound twenty years earlier is related—as is the sweet, innocent girl he befriended back then. Now that girl is a beautiful woman, and she has something to hide.
Tess Fallon spent a lifetime trying to outrun her family’s bigotry, but someone is using the anniversary of her father’s death to carry out evil crimes and she’s terrified her younger brother is involved. She sets out to uncover the truth and comes face-to-face with a man she once idolized, a man she thought long dead. As the crimes escalate, it becomes obvious the killer has an agenda, and Tess and Mac are running out of time to stop him.
Will the perpetrator use a decades-old dream of revolution to attack the federal government? And will the fact that Tess and Mac have fallen hard for one another give a stone-cold killer the power to destroy them?
Finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence for Single Title Romantic Suspense.
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Very good book. Kept interest till the end. Original subject matter.
I enjoyed the characters in this thriller. The stress of the story wasn’t overwhelming, like some authors do, but it was enough to make me stay awake and finish the book! I’ll definitely ready more by Toni Anderson!
Another great book by Toni Anderson!
A page turner, loved the great characters.
Hard to put down just like all of the books in the series that I have eat so far.
Definitely recommend it.
Each book in this series has been totally absorbing. They combine the crime and romance component well which I find ‘unputdownable’. Toni Anderson is an automatic ‘one-click’ for me.
The writing style gets you in and keeps you there. The characters are complex and you want to see where the story leads. Hard to put down once started.
Great read, and the story was unbelievable eye opening.
Wow!! I read this in one day! It was such a page turner!!!
I have read 10 of Toni Anderson books loved every one.
Loved the whole series.
Great book!..
I absolutely love this series!! If you like romantic suspense with page turning action, a deranged villain, and fabulous good guys, then read this book!! Cold Malice is book 8 in the Cold Justice series, but can be read as a standalone. Characters from previous books play significant roles in this story, but you won’t be lost on who they are if you haven’t read this series. The plot centers around Tess and Mac. They first met 20 yrs ago when she was a child in a white supremacist religious cult. He was a young undercover cop who infiltrated the compound. A raid on the compound kills all of Tess’ family except her baby brother, Cole. She was also told that her friend, Kenny(Mac) was killed. Fast forward 20 yrs. Tess and Cole seemingly have moved on and Mac (Kenny) is now an FBI agent hot on the trail of a serial killer whose m.o. seems to carry back to the ways of the religious cult. Are Tess and Cole involved in these killings? Can Mac trust Tess and will their attraction to one another get in the way of solving these murders.
The story is twisted, action packed and a whodunnit until the end. Another winner in the series!!
Wow!!! Toni Anderson is a mastermind in this genre and this series is mind blowing! I don’t know how she does, the suspense is so thick & the plot so gripping that my spine was straight as a board with anticipation, eagerly reading page after page…nonstop. 🙂 Tess is an excellent example of rising above your past & being a better person regardless of that past, great character. Just like real life, some people never forget your past and don’t have a problem reminding you where you come from either, sad but true. Mac is 100% FBI and eager for a promotion, Tess puts a dent in his armor and oh my do the sparks fly. Both are smart, a little stubborn, their love story is sweet but the road is rough. This story is good that I crave more & wish the next book was available to read, now. :0 It’s an emotional ride, tear jerker actually but I love a story with some feeling. So happy to hear from Alex & Frazier too….author keeps you on your toes even more so with this one….it isn’t over until it’s over. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I definitely would.
I always enjoy this author’s books. I couldn’t put it down.
Excellent book by Toni Anderson
Always a good story enjoy her books.