Coldwater Revenge: A Coldwater Mystery
It's impossible to keep a secret in a small town. Especially when murder is involved.
The victim: The brother of Tom's high school sweetheart.
The sheriff: Tom's brother.
The suspect: Everyone
Returning home for the first time in years, Wall Street attorney Tom Morgan is long overdue for a vacation. But Tom's relaxation is cut short when a pox-ridden corpse floats to the surface of Coldwater Lake.
Tom just wants to spend time with his ailing mother and go fishing with his nonverbal nephew, but when old friends and family get caught in the investigation's wake, Tom has no choice but get involved.
The town of Coldwater is known for its charm and majestic scenery, but as Tom and his sheriff brother hunt for the killer, they discover the town has an underbelly, and it's anything but picturesque. When the investigation draws closer to the people Tom loves, it becomes clear that the town isn't the only thing hiding dark secrets.
“Memorable characters drive an atmospheric thriller.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“A fast-paced, gritty novel that will grip you from the start, with plenty of twists and turns to throw you off the scent.”
—Reader's Favorite
Winner of the 2021 CLUE Award | National Indie Excellence Award
Firebird Book Award | American Fiction Award | Pencraft Fiction Award
Pinnacle Award | Maincrest Book Award
Author
James Ross
“Jimmy, quit telling tall tales!” was my mother’s frequent admonition when I was a boy. It took several decades before she begrudgingly accepted that she might have produced a writer and not a future politician. The capitulation took place at my dining room table where she and I were listening to her six-year-old grandson practice his newly acquired reading skill by reciting the contents of my junk mail. When he got to a letter from the South Dakota Review and began to read in his hesitant first grader’s voice, “Dear… Mr… Ross. We… are… delighted…” I saw first-hand proof that jaw dropping is not just a figure of speech.