FREEZE BEFORE BURNING Sam Tate, Book 3

Narrator Cathi Colas commands attention from the very beginning of this audiobook as a heavily accented Italian man attempts confession--to a dead priest. From there, listeners meet Lt. Samantha Tate, who is hired to consult with the NYPD regarding a murderer who uses dry ice. The trail leads Tate and her team to a true-crime blog that is devoted to solving murder cases. Colas deftly makes it scary and sometimes amusing for listeners to try to identify the anonymous online members, and maybe the perpetrator. A moving subplot involves a crime that killed many of Tate's family members when she was a child. Most enjoyable are atmospheric descriptions of diverse New York City neighborhoods and luscious food. An epilogue tease offers more to come in the future. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2022]