Coldwater: A Novel - Debut novel from Diana Gould

Coldwater by Diana Gould
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I have just recently gotten into more mystery/thriller type books and just finished reading Coldwater: A Novel by Diana Gould. Gould spent years writing for television, with Coldwater being her first novel.

Brett wakes up from her most recent alcohol induced blackout wondering where she is today. These blackouts now occur to Brett on a regular basis. One late night, on a drug run Brett hits something on a dark and winding road. It was just an animal right? Brett rose to fame as a writer for a popular police drama on television and blew it all with drugs and alcohol, losing her career, her boyfriend Jonathon and most importantly Jonathon’s daughter Julia.

Years later when Julia’s best friend goes missing, Julia finds Brett and wants Brett to help her find her friend. Can Brett get her life back together to help Julia? Brett is going to have to help Julia in more ways than one because Julia goes missing next.
While I thought that the character development was lacking a bit beyond the main character Brett, it was a good read. I was constantly questioning “who dunnit?” and constantly second guessing characters in the story. Coldwater held my interest from start to finish and was good.



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