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2019 American Fiction Award Winner - Best Mystery/Suspense, Hard-Boiled/Crime

“A simmering crime thriller with an explosive payoff.” –Best Thrillers

Trapped in a wintry setting and followed by two men determined to kill her, Victoria Anderson searches for someone who doesn’t want to be found. She drove the length of the east coast in a quest to find Danny Wilcox, intending to convince him to return to Florida with her. The drug lord, the most wanted criminal in the Province of Quebec, has other plans.

Tori is nothing if not loyal. She unflaggingly defends Danny and refuses to believe he’d harm her, despite several attempts on her life. Others befriend her, even as they covertly advance their own agendas. Tori’s devotion is tested at every turn, not knowing who she can trust, or the consequences of her ultimate decision.

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January 17, 2019
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2019 Maxy Awards "Runner-Up Thriller"

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"...a great crime novel." -Rosemary's Romance Books(Brisbane)

"An edge of your seat thriller!" -Tami Mangrum Blog

"McCarthy's plot is fast-paced and exciting, and her writing style fits this thriller novel to a T. Cold Betrayal is highly recommended." -Readers' Favorite

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A.J. McCarthy is the award-winning author of two published novels, Sins of the Fathers and Cold Betrayal. She's a member of Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers. When she's not writing, she can be found reading or planning her next travel adventure.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing; First Printing ed. edition (January 17, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 168433196X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684331963
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.65 x 9 inches

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As an author of six published mystery suspense novels, A.J. McCarthy is always on the lookout for new ideas. Her friends and family are cautious, concerned they may become a victim in her next novel. Those who are more adventurous offer up ideas and are willing to sacrifice certain family members for the cause. A.J. bides her time, waiting for the right moment and the perfect victim. She hides behind a quiet, accountant-like façade, and few know what she’s really thinking.

She’s a member of Crime Writers of Canada, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. When she isn’t writing, chances are she is reading.

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Joy from Brooklyn

The "Cold" Wasn't Just About the Snow.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2020

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The story, and its telling, keep the reader in the dark and asking pertinent questions. The most nagging one, and persistently so, is: why would the lead character, Tori, keep going out of her way to protect a man who was out to kill her? A man who's a powerful, elusive drug chief of sorts who sends henchman after henchman after her?
And not only that: she travels all the way from Florida, U.S.A., to Quebec, Canada, to find him! How could anyone be that dumb? A woman who hopes to reform her man, and who is willing to endanger others to do it, including herself? Nope. I'm not giving it away. It's not part of the story: it IS the story.
Now, some readers took exception to this and knocked off a couple stars here and there. They said the heroine should be smart and reflect better attributes than Tori. Not so, me. Sometimes flawed characters make for the best story. After all, look at Scarlett O'Hara. Picture "Gone with the Wind" with Melanie, the saint, as the lead. Not the same. Melanie showed the distinct contrast between selflessness and sacrifice and the spoiled selfishness of Scarlett.
And Author A.J. McCarthy saves all the answers to the question until the end, taking the reader along a bumpy journey through the snowy woods in the freezing weather, filled with twists and turns: both figuratively and literally. This serves to bring the reader vicariously along for the ride.
But amidst the cold world of betrayal, the seeds of romance have been planted, albeit along a rocky precipitous path with little soil.
An easy read, enjoyable. I do recommend this thriller.

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Beverly Gonzalez

Jeff a Canadian policeman can't understand Tori Anderson's extreme unwavering loyalty to Danny Wilcox a slime ball drug Lord wrecking havoc in Quebec. What is she hiding!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2019

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Tori Anderson is on a mission to find Danny Wilcox and she's learned he's in Quebec Canada. She's driven from Florida to Quebec to find him. The last time she saw him they had a terrible argument, a misunderstanding and desperately needs to see him and explain it was all a mistake, that she loves him and only wants to help him. She wants to convince him to come back to Florida with her to give up his criminal ways even after she's discovered someone is trying to silence her. She wrecks her car on a deserted road and meets Ben a mysterious man who saves her from 2 thugs that Tori thinks are acting on their own, that they've misunderstood Danny's intentions. Tori leaves to go back to the city and meets Jeff who is charming and handsome but in the process of trying to trust someone new in a foreign country she finds out he's a policeman and he and his team have been trying for 2 years to take him into custody. Tori is extremely loyal and naive and refuses to believe Danny is behind her many brushes with death and that somehow his men are acting on their own to silence her. She isn't going to cooperate with the police. This is a well written fast paced story of love, blind loyalty and lessons learned. I usually have a book ending figured out halfway through but not this book. The extreme loyalty Tori feels for Danny is revealed at the very end and it stuns! It also has a very happy ending and proves love can win out over evil. I highly recommend this book and it's author. I read it in 2 sittings. I couldn't put in down; You stay furious at Tori until the very end. It's worth your time. Read it!

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Michael P. Hartnett

A Stylish, Smart Thriller

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2019

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From its exciting opening in snowy Quebec to a wild and surprising climax, Cold Betrayal by AJ McCarthy is a fun, romantic thriller. Our conflicted protagonist Tori tries to chase down and rehabilitate her beloved Danny, a drug lord who has run amuck in Canada. McCarthy has skillfully plotted this story as sticky situations and menacing actions are balanced by clever, credible revelations.
Tori’s stubborn support of Danny is psychologically fascinating, and ultimately McCarthy delivers compelling reasons for her outlook. Late in the novel, undercover officer Jeff wonders, “Who could compete with that kind of love?” McCarthy offers an answer to that question and so many others with satisfying plot twists.
The novel has a cinematic quality as compelling, stylish characters like Mario and Chantel are set against the frosty landscape of Quebec City and the woods beyond. The early chapters in and around a rustic cabin where Tori encounters Ben get the reader hooked. What follows delivers so many unexpected moments that I’d ruin them by providing too many details. Let’s just say ultimately the internal crisis of Tori’s allegiance between Danny and those who have ostensibly aided her (with the help of a clever maneuver by Inspector Bouchard) is deftly resolved. Cold Betrayal is fun, smart, and thrilling … a terrific read.

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David W Pearce

Thrills and romance rolled into one.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2019

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Cold Betrayal is a thriller/love story wrapped round a woman named Tori, who believes that the thugs trying to kill her will stop if she just gets a chance to explains thing to Danny, their boss, with whom she has an unstated relationship. Tori, a Florida native, is lost in snowy Quebec desperately trying to survive long enough to set things right. A chance encounter with a man named Ben, complicates an already difficult situation.
Cold Betrayal is a rollercoaster of a book as Tori turns this way and that trying to decide who and what is most important to her. Well written and fast paced, this will appeal to those readers who like danger and romance rolled into one.

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Who Do You Trust?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 21, 2019

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She is searching for someone the police also want to find. She won't help them, even though they are protecting her from people trying to kill her. Finally she decides to help the police bring in the man she has been trying to find, the man they believe wants her dead. She is developing relationships along the way in her dangerous journey. Read this book to see what will happen. I read French. Some comments are in French and I think to the average non-French speaker, it would have been appreciated to translate the comments. Thus I gave thd book a 4 rating.

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ylwb

Bare with it, it eventually works out,

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 4, 2021

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Well written, but you don't find out the reason she's such
A pain about an obvious bad guy until the end,

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 3, 2020

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This book did confuse me at times. I think I was having trouble understanding why the main character was on this quest. Why not just hide out somewhere else ? But overall it was a good read.

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Claire Troote

Great Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 8, 2020

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Gripping story that keeps you guessing about who is on which side. Lots of twists to keep you intrigued but not so many that he story somehow gets lost. Would highly recommend this book.

Derek

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 20, 2019

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This is a great read enjoyed to the last page

Suerocks

quite goog

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 6, 2019

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this was also a good book

Toots Sullivan

Good crime

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on May 26, 2019

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Whilst I didn’t enjoy the almost unbelievable way how naive the female lead character was about the main criminal this was explained at nearly the end of the book, and made sense, yet just lacked the same ferocity of emotions that are throughout the book. We are left with 3 silent police officers, because they don’t know what to say! It starts off brilliantly, scary, intriguing, with danger and intrigue. Amidst all this, affections bloom, and I think this is what ultimately saves the book, even if it ( the romance) is a little hard to believe

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Il fait froid

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 4, 2020

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I love the setting, Quebec in winter. En HIVER. However....
Tori is so stupidly naive I felt like slugging her constantly. And Jeff, what would you see in this insipid creature?
I flipped through this so fast, I don’t even know all that happened.
Sorry, don’t waste a nickel on this one.

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