The Bitter Season

by Tami Hoag Narrated by David Colacci

Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag explores the devastating consequences of the secrets families keep in this powerful thriller.

As the dreary, bitter weather of late fall descends on Minneapolis, Detective Nikki Liska is restless. After moving to the cold case squad in order to spend more time with her sons, she misses the rush of pulling an all-nighter, the sense of urgency of hunting a murderer on the loose. Most of all she misses her old partner, Sam Kovac. Sam is having an even harder time adjusting to Nikki's absence, saddled with a green new partner younger than pieces of Sam's wardrobe. Sam is distracted from his troubles by an especially brutal double homicide: a middle-aged husband and wife bludgeoned and hacked to death in their home with a ceremonial Japanese samurai sword. Nikki's case, the unsolved murder of a family man, community leader, and decorated sex crimes detective for the Minneapolis PD, is less of a distraction: twenty years later, there is little hope for finding the killer who got away.

On the other end of the spectrum, Minneapolis resident Evi Burke has a life she only dreamed of as a kid in and out of foster homes: a beautiful home, a family, people who love her, a fulfilling job. Little does she know that a danger from her past is stalking her perfect present. A danger powerful enough to pull in both Kovac and Liska and destroy the perfect life she was never meant to have.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for The Bitter Season

“A masterful tale of two colliding cases that become one tightly coiled plot, The Bitter Season is Tami Hoag at her down and dirty best. Authentic, dark, and intense, this is a portrait of flawed characters on both sides of the law that will surprise you and make you laugh as you double-lock your doors.”—New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen

“Tami Hoag is simply one of the best. And The Bitter Season—engrossing, atmospheric, and taut with suspense—is the work of a writer at the top her game. A chilling psychological thriller!”—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger
 
“Tami Hoag gives us a female detective who's sharp-witted and gutsy as she deftly weaves two cases together for one heart-stopping finale. I couldn't put it down.”—New York Times bestselling author Carol Goodman

“This tense psychological thriller shows Hoag at the top of her game.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Hoag has a gift for creating dynamic suspense, three-dimensional characters, and sharp dialogue. Newcomers and fans alike will find this fast-moving police procedural intensely satisfying.”—Publishers Weekly

“This is a dark,gritty thriller....A real page-turner that is sure to please her legion of fans.”—Booklist

“Hoag's genius as a writer is evident from the start....The Bitter Season is all you expect in a Tami Hoag novel and more. It is a bestseller for all the right reasons.”—The Huffington Post

“Riveting, enthralling, suspenseful, and fast-paced.”—Manhattan Book Review

Library Journal

08/01/2015
The No. 1 New York Times best-selling Hoag brings back detectives Nikki Liska and Sam Kovac, but they're no longer partners, Nikki having departed for the relative boredom of the cold-case squad so that she could spend more time with her sons. Her case, Sam's hacked-to-bits double murder investigation, and Evi Burke's awful blast from the past make for a lot of tension.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169729719
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	01/12/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged

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