Cold Truth [Mass Market Paperback]

Joel Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

Syndicated radio psychiatrist Dr. Gina Davenport's sole concern is the well-being of her listeners...until a shove through her office window brings her career and her life to a shockingly brutal end. Before the Kansas City police have a chance to make an arrest, a troubled young woman turns herself in for the doctor's murder. Defence attorney Lou Mason takes the case-yet something about his client's story doesn't add up. Lou believes she's protecting a remorseless psychopath whose deadly agenda is nowhere near complete. To catch a killer, Lou must venture into a sordid world of money, drugs, and a devastating black market. But even on the "better" side of town, there's a price to be paid for the truth. And now, someone wants Mason to pay it in blood.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786014490
• ISBN-13: 978-0786014491
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #889,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm in my fifth decade as a fourth generation Kansas Citian. I spent twenty-eight years as a trial lawyer and plan to spend at least as many as a writer. I started writing when one of my law partners complained about another and I suggested we write a murder mystery, kill the SOB off in the first chapter and spend the rest of the book figuring out who did it. So I did. Read the rest of the story on my website at www.joelgoldman.com.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars solid legal thriller, February 1, 2004

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cold Truth (Mass Market Paperback)

In Kansas City, TV news reporters catch nationally syndicated popular psychiatrist Dr. Gina Davenport falling from her eighth floor office to her death. Her local radio station manager Arthur Hackett and his wife Carol hire lawyer Lou Mason to defend their troubled twenty-one year old daughter Jordan, who confesses that she pushed the doctor out the window.

Lou has doubts as some discrepancies exist in Jordan's account of the event and her actions leading to the murder. Instead he wonders whether former felon, the Svengali-like Centurion Johnson, head of Sanctuary, a place for troubled youth that includes Jordan who is living there, is influencing his client. If the answer is yes as he suspects he wonders how to prove this is so when Jordan seems uninterested in helping her own defense.

Though Lou's latest falling in love is fun, Abby Lieberman' "side confession" is a distracter from a solid legal thriller that never slows down until the final attempt on the hero's life. Lou is a delightful protagonist who tries to do the right thing by his client, but as usual ends up in deep trouble just trying to survive. The support cast, both those recurring and those unique to this plot, provide depth to either the investigation or Lou. Joel Goldman provides another fine tale.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth a Try, October 23, 2011

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skhoov "skhoov" (Dubuque, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Truth (Lou Mason Thrillers) (Kindle Edition)

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review. Attorney Lou Mason is caught in a tangle of deception as he attempts to defend a troubled young woman (Jordan Hackett) accused of double murder. Multiple suspects are found and none fit just right except Jordan. I agree with what another reviewer said about this book, "I had a hard time keeping all the characters straight as Goldman introduced them at a rapid-fire pace, resulting in many character sketches but few fully realized personalities." The main story was interesting enough but the ending was a surprise. Not usually my type of book, but worth the read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gripping thriller that keeps you guessing till the end, October 28, 2011

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Cheryl M-M (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold Truth (Lou Mason Thrillers) (Kindle Edition)

A well thought out solid thriller that had me gripped till the end. The writing was good the dialogues were realistic, although Lou Mason seemed to have a large amount of friends that are built like brick walls and the body count was extremly high at the end of it all.The only thing I thought did the story a little injustice was the Mason meets Abby instant love storyline. That was cheesy and not on par with the rest of the book, as if had to be fitted in there like a missing four cornered jigsaw piece being sqeezed into a three cornered hole. Aside from that I thought it was a great read and look forward to reading more by this writer. I received a free copy of this book for my review.