You get chills, but no nightmare-inducing images. The depravity of the bad guys is discussed, but never graphically.

Short chapters keep the action going, making this a page-turner with enough twists and turns to keep the characters and the reader off-balance. Both Griffin and Finley turn to God in prayer to guide their lives and discover the truth. Most are Christians who struggle with trust in a Father they know is good, but lets them experience pain and tragedy and exhibits His strength through their weakness. But with a slew of bad guys, tension between old friends and past trauma, this case is neither straightforward nor easy.My group loved the main characters in Cold Shot, but also those secondary characters we are hoping will get novels of their own. Ranger Griffin McCray and forensic anthropologist Finley Scott join forces to determine the identity of the victim and bring to justice those who killed her. A great book for beach or poolside reading, this one gets our unequivocal recommendation.A cold case soon becomes almost too hot too handle when a body is discovered on Little Round Top at the Gettysburg National Battleground site. My book club gave it a unanimous thumbs up for likable characters, non-stop action and an unpredictable plot. Read moreĬold Shot by Dani Pettrey was By The Book’s June selection. 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 murder that crosses continents. When FBI agent Declan Gray takes over the case, past and present collide. Griffin just wants the case to go away, but charming forensic anthropologist Finley Scott determines that the body is modern-a young social justice lawyer missing since spring-and all evidence points to the work of an expert sniper. The job is mostly quiet-until the day he captures two relic hunters uncovering skeletal remains near Little Round Top. Now Griffin is a park ranger at Gettysburg, having left life as a SWAT-team sniper when a case went bad.

But then Luke vanished before graduation and their world-and friendships-crumbled.

Declan Gray would head to the FBI and Parker Mitchell would go on to graduate school as a crime scene analyst. Griffin and Luke Gallagher would join the Baltimore PD. In college, Griffin McCray and his four best friends had their lives planned out.

Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey