"Cold Shot" Book Review

Parenting requires making hard choices. "Cold Shot" by Dani Pettrey required me to make yet another hard call. Do I let my 13 year old daughter read a fast paced action packed book that I know she'll love or do I keep it from her and preserve a little slice of her innocence because it is, after all, a murder novel and violent by nature?

For awhile I opted for choice number 2. "Cold Shot" is a great book but it's grisly in some parts. (Not as bad as some books out there by why push?) Then I gave in because I know this is her favorite genre and, like I said, it's mild compared to others. I kid you not, she's reread it over 12 times. And truthfully, I like having her read about men and women who are flawed and yet willing to do the hard thing. Okay, maybe we aren't all called to action but are we even willing to raise our voice? And what Christian fiction wouldn't be complete without a hint of romance? Okay. a large dose of romance.

I can definitely see the need for some sequels - well, spin offs really - because the secondary characters' stories would make for more great reads.

The following is the official synopsis:

Four Best Friends.
And Then One Went Missing . . . 
In college, Griffin McCray and his three best friends had their lives planned out. Griffin and Luke Gallagher would join the Baltimore Police Department, Declan Grey would head to the FBI, and Parker Mitchell would study to become a crime scene analyst. But then Luke vanished before graduation and their world--and friendships--crumbled. 

Now years later, Griffin has left the police and his friendships behind. Still trying to forget a case that went bad when he was a SWAT team sniper, he's living a quiet life as a park ranger at Gettysburg. Quiet until skeletal remains are uncovered near Little Round Top--and they aren't Civil War-era. 

Griffin just wants the case to go away, but charming forensic anthropologist Finley Scott discovers evidence pointing to the work of an expert sniper. When FBI agent Declan Grey steps in to take over the case, past and present collide. Griffin soon realizes he'll need to confront some of the darkest days of his life if he--and those he cares about--are going to escape a downward spiral of crime, danger, and murder.

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc."