Chill of The Night by James Hayman Review

The Chill of Night Virtual Book Tour July & August ‘10
Join James Hayman, author of the thriller novel, The Chill of Night (Minotaur, St. Martin’s Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July and August ‘10 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
Some Crimes Can Never Be Forgiven.
"Lainie Goff thought she had it all. The ambitious young attorney was brilliant, beautiful, and on a fast-track to a lucrative partnership at one of the top firms in New England. But then, one cold night, a dark and ugly secret comes back from Lainie’s past and she pushes things too far. Soon her body is found, frozen solid in sub-zero temperatures at the end of the Portland Fish Pier.
A mentally ill woman named Abby Quinn witnesses the brutal crime. But when she tells what she has seen, nobody will believe her. Not until she too mysteriously disappears.
In The Chill of Night, Portland homicide detective Michael McCabe finds himself finds himself fighting memories from his own past as he races to find the killer before another life is lost."
My Thoughts Even though this book is the second book in the Detective Michael McCabe series, it read also as a stand alone. It is a murder mystery novel with believable characters and spine tingling suspense. A story of a young up and coming lawyer, Lainie Goff,  is killed and stuffed in the trunk of her car naked and found frozen. There is a witness to this murder, who turns up missing. Does the killer have this person?? That is what McCabe and Detective Margaret (Maggie) Savage have to figure out before there is a second murder. Both detectives work for the Portland Police Department Crimes against People unit. As they follow the clues, they find that this is not a simple case of murder. McCabe is haunted by the fact that Lainie bears a striking resemblance to his ex wife. The forensic work is made harder to figure out because of the very cold weather in Portland, Maine and Hart's Island where the story takes place. McCabe has a photographic memory and is full of little tidbits and a stickler for detail and he is determined to find the truth of what happened to Lainie Goff. Among the cast of characters is his girlfriend, Kyra, who McCabe has deep feelings for and his daughter, Casey, who's mother wants to send her away to boarding school. So besides solving this case he has personal issues to deal with.This an action packed story with a twist to it that I never saw coming. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and I will definitely read more of Mr.Haymans work.

 I received this book for review from Dorothy at Pump Up Your Books and was not compensated monetarily for my review.To learn more about the book and the author go to Pump Up Your Books. Check out the other blogs that are participating in this blog tour to read their reviews at Pump Up Your Books.