Cold-Blooded Liar

The San Diego Case Files, Book 1

De: Karen Rose

Narrado por: Hillary Huber

Brace yourself for a scorching new series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose, where San Diego means sun, surf, sand…and serial killers.

Sam Reeves is a kindhearted psychologist who treats court-ordered clients. After one of his patients—a pathological liar—starts revealing plausible new details from a long-unsolved serial murder case, he’s compelled to report anonymously to the SDPD tip line, though his attempts to respect patient confidentiality land him facedown and cuffed by the aggressive (and cute) Detective McKittrick.

San Diego homicide detective Kit McKittrick loves the water. She lives on a boat, and when she’s not solving crimes with the SDPD, she’s assisting her foster sister with her charter fishing business or playing with her poodle. But there’s nothing that intrigues Kit more than a cold case, so when an anonymous caller leads her on the path of a wanted killer, she’s determined to end the decade-long manhunt.

Sam is soon released but goes home with both a newfound distaste for the SDPD and a resolve—not unlike Kit’s—to uncover the truth. Kit and Sam repeatedly butt heads in their separate investigations but are forced to work together to find one of the deadliest serial killers the city has faced in years.

©2023 Karen Rose (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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“Cold-Blooded Liar had me in its grip from the first chapter. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Keep the coffee brewing -- you’ll be up all night.”—New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood

“Rose gives her audience many impressive costars and a diabolical villain, leaving even the savviest of readers on pins and needles throughout the novel and absolutely shocked at the ending. Fans of strong female protagonists, titillating crime dramas, and the novels of Lisa Gardner, Lisa Jackson, and Rose herself will find this unputdownable.”—Library Journal (starred review)

"Cold-Blooded Liar is a tense, complex, emotionally charged story that kept me turning pages in an effort to figure out what I was missing...Highly recommended to fans of suspense and psychological thrillers."—Mystery & Suspense

Great Story!!

This is a great story with many twists! Narration was clear and added to he ambivalence of the setting.

GREAT Story AWESOME Author but narrator...

I agree with other reviews where the narrator did a good job with the majority of characters had a great voice but when it came to the main male character, UGHHHH. he sounds like he has major issue and the mentality of a 6 year old. he is a professional psychologist. Now to read the book to see why the narrator choose this type of voice. ughhhh

Very interesting story

I thought this was a great suspense story. I didn't have any idea of who the killer was. Hopefully, there will be another book to explore the relationship between Kit and Sam. Hillary Huber was a great narrator.

Grate Story

Loved the storyline and couldn’t stop listening until I completed the story. I enjoy listening to Hillary Huber has a narrator but, I would like to suggest having a male narrator added for the next series.

Kept me interested

Police, therapists, and foster kids with twists throughout. I like Karen Rose's books. Will look forward to the next one.

Character development

Liked the plot and the protagonist. Development of the serial killer/s took time and plot twists to get there which made story more believable.

I was a bit disappointed

The story was great as usual. Evildoer=unexpected.
It was the 2 protagonists storyline that left me unsatisfied so I’m hoping to see them in next SanDiego book. But the character development= excellent.
The writing smooth. Scary.
I re-read all of Karen Rose’s novel so I’m hoping by then I will be more settled.
I didn’t like Sam’s voice it sounded too immature for a full grown man. I don’t usually criticize Ms Hunters narration but this didn’t fly with me

But I do highly recommend this book even with my 4.5 less than perfect rating

Wonderful Story, horrible narration

The story itself was classic Karen Rose. Grabs you from word one and keeps you enthralled until the end. Now for the narrator. I usually love Hillary Huber but her portrayal of the main male character sounded like an unintelligent, sulky teenager instead of a highly educated professional. Please, if there's a 2nd story (and I'm pretty sure there is) do a better job with Sam.

So, So

I liked the story for the most part. I didn’t like Kit very much for most of the book I get her character is multi layered but many of the layers were irritating. I liked the supporting characters pretty much, the narration of Sam was so terrible I had to pump the breaks on getting the next book because the narrator is the same. No idea why the decided to voice him as they did. It made him sound unsophisticated, whiny and pitiful. It was very very distracting and not what one would expect if a professional psychiatrist. The narration and the pace of the storytelling are my two negatives but those are pretty big factors as they decrease the enjoyment of this audiobook.

Good Start to series.

I listened to this while I was out and about. As usual I got to the point that I could not stop. I just kept it on. I really enjoyed this new beginning. I wasn’t so sure about Sam at first because he’s no alpha. Kit is more of an alpha. Took me a bit to really appreciate him. A friend reminded me they all can’t be alphas. I struggled a bit with the narrator doing Sam.

This story was twisted and dark. And man what a gif punch at the end. I’m looking forward to what’s next in this series.