The gripping series continues as homicide detective Kate Gazzara faces the most personal—and deadly—case of her lifetime.On a cold morning in October, 1987, Ohio State Patrol Officer Dan Walker finds an odd box on a quiet, county road. Twenty-five years later, in 2012, and more than 600 miles away, a young woman vanishes without a trace and another is found dead from what appears to be an … appears to be an overdose.
In 2015, street-smart Lieutenant Kate Gazzara is suddenly transferred to the Cold Case Squad and assigned her first case. But as she painstakingly goes over the file she discovers a connection to all three incidents. Is there a serial killer on the loose, one who has been killing for almost three decades?
The case promises to be more complex than Kate first thought. Thrust into a tangle of family secrets, murder and intrigue and with a new partner by her side, she suspects that there were ulterior motives for her reassignment.
Why was she assigned to this particular case? Why did Chief Johnston suddenly reassign his best detective, Kate Gazzara, to investigate cold cases nobody else could solve? Was there a police cover-up all those years ago? What does her long-time nemesis Assistant Chief Henry Finkle have to do with it? Kate knows that she will have to tread carefully. Her career, and perhaps even her life, is at stake.
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I was lucky enough to have gotten the box set from the author for a review. I am volunteering to leave this review. Awesome book plenty of action and suspense.Blair Howard
Lt Kate Gazzara gets the job of cold case investigator. A murder case with very little evidence. An injection of a substance that mimics a heart attack. Kate is also working a missing woman case. This novel keeps you wanting to continue reading to find out what happens. A heart pounding conclusion.
Sapphire (Lt. Kate Gazzara #4), my ninth read from author Blair Howard and the fourth in the Lt. Kate Gazzara series. Before reading Jasmine (Lt. Kate Gazzara #1), my sixth read from author Blair Howard and the fourth in the Lt. Kate Gazzara series I’d only read the author’s Civil War & Civil War/Western Series. Well-written and enjoyable detective fiction, each book in the series better than the last. There have been some timeline issues as earlier books in the series have been published later than the following resulting in partners still present after having been written out of the series. I was been given a Kindle copy of this book & am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. I look forward to Victoria, the next book in this series. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Sapphire: Lt. Kate Gazzara Novels, Book 3
Blair Howard
Twists and turns that have you wondering who ‘dun’ it.
Can Kate solve these cold cases? Couldn’t put it down until the end.
Very suspenseful with just a touch of romance. Will Kate and Harry work out their issues and have a HEA? A new series to me and looking forward to reading more.
I am more familiar with the Harry Starke series than the Kate Gazzara books, but I did enjoy this story.
There are two main threads to the story, both cold homicide cases. Interestingly one has a possible connection to another police officer.
The cases are built up in a realistic manner, with real leg work (or at least keyboard work) and quite a few feathers ruffled, which brings us to the characters, Kate is a strong resourceful woman, whose only real weakness is Harry Starke. There are also some rather less savoury characters, including other members of the police force. But all the characters are very real and believable and well written.
Overall a very readable, fun, exciting police procedural.
I received a complimentary copy of this book but have voluntarily reviewed it.
Sapphire is a well written, fast paced book from a very talented author. Kate Gazzara is a feisty cop with some heavy personal issues which make her very likeable. This book is a bit of a timeline mix up if you have read other books by this author but it does address some issues from Gazzara’s past. A good read.
What a great book. Just loved getting background on Kate Gazzara from the wonderful “Harry Starke” novels. To be able to take a character from a great series and build on it to the point where it stands alone as another winner earns kudos for Blair Howard. Kate is a strong and feisty woman who has earned her place in what has always been a man’s world. She’s tough and takes no garbage from either criminals or colleagues. Don’t miss this series.
Kate and Lonnie get assigned to the new Cold Case Squad and her first assignment is to close out a the 25 year old case of Rhonda Sullivan. She also ends up taking over a missing person case that seems to have shoddy police work as there is very little in the file. We learn more of Kate and Lonnie’s relationship and get to see more of her “creepy” boss. This is a great addition to the series.
This novel is set in the past when homicide detective, Lt. Kate Gazarra and her partner, Sargeant Lonnie Guest formed a new cold case division. At the ceremony for this announcement, a woman came up to Kate asking about her sister that disappeared years ago. The chief allows her to take this case on as long as they work the other cases also. The Sullivan case is the one he wants solved the most. Intrigue abounds, possibly even in their own station. This is another awesome book in the series. It has well written characters and some serious twists in the plot. I loved it and definitely recommend it.
Kate is suddenly transferred to the Cold Case Squad. She finds connections with three different killings that happened almost 30 years ago. Why was she assigned this particular case? As she digs even deeper, she thinks she might be in over her head, she suspects that there were ulterior motives for her reassignment. One thing Kate does know she best be very careful and watch her back….and she can’t fail, it just might be the end of not only her career, but her. I voluntarily reviewed a free ARC of this book.