An excellent suspense thriller
I must admit that there are not too many books that really grab my attention and keep it to the end. The cold kiss is an exception.
Nate and his pregnant girlfriend Sara leave Minnesota and plan to travel to Reno to get married and start a new life. They are both trying to forget their past lives and start a new one.
When Nate and Sara stop at a restaurant, they noticed a man who had a terrible cough. As they were leaving the restaurant, the man confronted them and offered to pay $ 500 for the trip. Nate didn’t want to take the man in the car, but Sara’s eyes lit up as she began to think about what she could do with $ 500. So, against Nate’s judgment, they agreed to take Syl in her car. It started to snow.
Along the way, Syl sounded deathly ill with her constant coughing and even spitting blood at times. The snowstorm got worse and Nate went into a motel. At first it didn’t seem like the motel was open. When Nate turned to look at Syl, he thought he was dead in the back seat.
It turns out that Syl’s suitcase was full of money: two million dollars. Nate decided to leave Syl’s body outside by the snowdrifts. All he could think of was all that money. He and Sara could start a new life and have everything they ever wanted.
Inside the motel, Nate and Sara meet other people who stay there. Things get very complicated when others find out about Syl and the money. We all know what happens to greed. In fact, there is an old saying “money is the root of all evil”.
What do Sara and Nate do with the money?
The cold kiss it’s full of twists and turns. The plot may not be entirely new, but John Rector really knows how to figure things out to keep you in the dark. I couldn’t wait to turn the next page. This book has it all: a seedy motel, unusual characters, and lots of suspense. John Rector does an excellent job painting character descriptions where the reader can visualize them.
And … wait until you get to the end. I read this on my Kindle and kept trying to go to the next page, but to my surprise there were no more pages in the book. That is all what I am going to say. Maybe this was done on purpose because there will be a sequel. I sure hope so!