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Her Cold Heart by Pamela Fagan Hutchins Series: Detective Delaney Pace #6
Published by Bookouture on October 9, 2025
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As snow falls over the small town of Kearny, the body of a young woman lies on the frozen ground. Her unblinking eyes stare out across the mountain top, and a wave of crimson-red blood seeps into the white blanket where she rests.
When residents discover a body on the slopes of a popular ski resort, Detective Delaney Pace and Sheriff Leo Palmer are first to investigate. Delaney scans her surroundings, and among the panic-stricken crowd she spots a man fleeing through the trees.
Delaney and Leo race after the suspect, following the tracks he left in his wake. But when the pair are separated, Delaney makes a heart-stopping discovery: a make-shift graveyard at an abandoned lodge deep in the forest. Immediately she knows there are more victims—and Leo’s radio has gone dead…
With the sheriff missing and the risk of more lives being taken, Delaney works fast to capture the twisted killer. But her mission grinds to a halt when a ghost from her past sends her a chilling message: Do as I say, if you want to see Leo again.
Desperate to save the man she loves, Delaney faces the shocking realisation that this whole thing was planned. She knows who’s responsible—and how dangerous they are. If she follows the orders she could lose her life, but if she doesn’t, she could lose Leo. Will she catch the killer in time? Or will she pay the ultimate price?
Exhilarating and oh so twisty! We can always count on Detective Delaney Pace to put her heart into whatever case crosses her path, and this one carries even more of her heart than usual. Skeletons from her past end up crossing her path as she’s on the hunt for a killer, when Sheriff Leo disappears in a snow covered wilderness and she’s the only one who can find him in time.
There were several different cases merging together here as the bad guys intermingled and cases from the past also came back to haunt them. I enjoyed the case as a whole, but the back and forth timeline was really draining on trying to keep facts straight. I also felt a distance between Delaney and her home life more than usual, so I would have liked to have seen a little downtime with the girls either before it all kicked up or after they were back home to let things mellow a bit and show the softer sides more.
Overall a very interesting read with crumbs left behind to lead into the next book. I’m always looking forward to a return visit with Delaney and the gang!
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