One Cold Night [Paperback]

Kate Pepper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2006

Detective Dave Strauss is still haunted by the one case he couldn't solve. A girl vanished off the streets of Brooklyn with only a trail of blood and a series of untraceable phone calls to hint at her fate. Now, the cold dark night has engulfed another girl-part of his own family. Dave and his wife know fourteen-year-old Lisa has not run away, and they know her disappearance is not a just a tragic coincidence. And once the first phone call comes, they know she's not alone.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Jam-packed with heart stopping suspense.  One Cold Night is a book not to be missed." --Book Fetish

"One Cold Night is one of those fast-paced reads, with some wonderful law enforcement characters...a great common-man deconstruction of Nabokov's LOLITA, and--at its core--a heart that cares about the people within its pages." --Bookgasm

"Hits all the right notes with intelligence and compassion in this very taut tale of past mistakes and ruined souls...we can see an author who has much more to offer than the standard suspense." --New Mystery Reader

"We know that when [Katia Lief] writes a book it is going to be a thriller and she does not disappoint the reader with this one. This is an engrossing read that has many twists and turns. Highly recommended." --Mysteries Galore --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Author

All of my international bestselling novels--Five Days in Summer, Seven Minutes to Noon, One Cold Night, and Here She Lies--are now available as ebooks as well as in beautiful new trade paperback editions.

If you like series, take a look at my most recent thrillers, You Are Next and its sequel Next Time You See Me...which Suspense Magazine called "diabolically brilliant."  A third installment is on the way.

I have also written literary, humorous, and young adult novels.

To learn more about my work, please visit my website:  katialief.com

Find me on Facebook:  facebook.com/readkatialief?sk=app_7146470109

Join me on Twitter:  twitter.com/KatiaLief --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (May 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451412141
• ISBN-13: 978-0451412140
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Would have been a four but..., September 14, 2006

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mahikahn (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Cold Night (Paperback)

When 14 year old Lisa learns that her sister, Susan, is really her birth mother she runs from the loft she shares with Susan and Susan's NYPD detective husband Dave. When she subsequently vanishes Dave realizes it's eerily similar to the only unsolved case he's ever had, another teenage girl who disappeared a year ago.

The story was good, the plot fresh and while the characters could have been more fully developed, they were basically likeable. Dave was a caring man who was able to forgive Susan for her secrets and Susan was able to forgive herself for the choices she made when she was little more than a child.

The reason I gave it a three was the information about Bipolar Disorder, AKA Manic-Depressive Disorder. Such as: "criminals often had manic depressive tendencies, to say the least." "Rage and repentance, that was the usual cycle." In reality most people with mental illness are more likely to be the victims of crimes, not the perpetrators. The manic state of Bipolar Disorder is more often manifested as excessive excitement, enthusiasm and activity, rather than rage. The "depressive" state is more often characterized by sadness, despair, inactivity and withdrawal, not repentance. People who have mental illnesses, key word "illness", are not "insane", except in cases of a true psychopath. I'm Bipolar so not only do I have my own personal experience, I have done a lot of research. Mental illness is very misunderstood. If Ms. Pepper had done sufficient research she would have made it less so, instead of presenting a false picture.

Still, I would probably read another of her books.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME--THRILLER WITH HEART, May 15, 2006

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Ivy (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Cold Night (Paperback)

I loved reading One Cold Night, it drew me in immediately and I couldn't put it down. My favorite character is Lisa, a fiesty teenager who is abducted but fights back. The story is full of twists and turns while her parents search for her, meanwhile facing a conflict in their relationship, which is suspenseful in itself. Basically this novel covers one very dramatic day and night in the journey of this family's life. This is a thriller with heart and soul. I highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner, May 14, 2006

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Alex Conway - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Cold Night (Paperback)

This is one of the best thrillers I have ever read. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. But not only is it a page turner that takes place in 24 hours, I felt pulled into the lives of the characters. This is not a typical thriller filled with cliches, but a novel for people who enjoy good writing. I loved this book and look forward to checking out Kate Pepper's other novels.

Also recommended: The Poet - Michael Connelly Mystic River - Dennis Lehane The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold