Cold Burn is as much ripped from the headlines as any book I’ve ever read. It has extinct animal revivals, detrimental climate change effects, an unknown fatal disease killing everyone in its path, a malevolent rogue billionaire, and Russian hoods. The plot feels like a mix of the series written by Clive Custer, Michael Crichton and Tom Clancy. The pace is exhilarating, while also being a bit exhausting. Does every chapter have to have a cliffhanger?
I read the previous book in the series, Leave No Trace, and liked its pacing better. It had the slower speed of a police procedural, while Cold Burn is obviously chasing the thriller market. Pulse pounding thriller fans will adore this book. Straight mystery fans, like myself, will enjoy it too but perhaps not as much. 4 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an advanced review copy.