Summary and Reviews of Cold Pursuit by T Jefferson Parker

Media Reviews

Esquire One of the most entertaining tough-guy writers

The Washington Post - Patrick Anderson If you love the classic crime story, as it has evolved from, say, Raymond Chandler to John D. MacDonald to Michael Connelly, then don't miss Jefferson Parker's Cold Pursuit -- because this is about as good as it gets.

The San Diego Union-Tribune [Parker's novels are] the thinking man's bestsellers.

Booklist - Wes Lukowsky [Parker] takes the standard mystery plot device of a motive from the distant past and upends it. The result is surprising and deeply satisfying. Another wonderful mystery from one of the very best.

Kirkus Reviews Parker's never got the respect he deserves. Maybe this engrossing tale of a flawed hero redeemed by suffering-the kind of theme he's always handled so well (Black Water, 2002, etc.)-will bring him a wider audience.

Library Journal - Jo Ann Vicarel Parker, whose Silent Joe won the 2002 Edgar Award for Best Novel, writes complex mysteries peopled with finely developed characters. For most fiction collections.

Publishers Weekly It's not unusual for a thriller to begin much better than it ends, but the more eloquent passages of Cold Pursuit make the routine ones doubly disappointing.

 Sue Grafton I rank the crime novels of T. Jefferson Parker right up there with the best.