{"title":"Caz Frear","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"stone-cold-heart-paperback","title":"Stone Cold Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the beloved and internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSweet Little Lies\u003c\/em\u003e comes the second novel featuring DC Cat Kinsella--an investigator \"on par with Susie Steiner's and Tana French's female detectives\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a brief stint in the Mayor's Office, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella is back at the London Metropolitan Police, wisecracking with her partner Luigi Parnell and trying to avoid the wrath of the boss, DI Kate Steele. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut for Cat and Parnell, it's serious business when a young Australian woman turns up dead after a party thrown by her new boss. The initial investigation of Naomi Petrovic's murder points to Joseph Madden, the owner of a coffee shop around the corner from police headquarters. Madden insists he's innocent, that he was home with his wife Rosa at the time of the murder. When police question her, Rosa contradicts his alibi, swearing that she was home alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the team builds its case against Joseph, Cat is tasked with getting to the heart of the Maddens' marriage. Cat knows that one of them is lying--but the question of which one, and why, is far more complicated than she could have expected. 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The initial investigation of Naomi Lockhart's murder points to Joseph Madden, whose coffee shop sits around the corner from police headquarters. Joseph insists he's innocent, that he was home with his wife, Rachel, at the time of the murder. But when the police question her, Rachel contradicts his alibi, swearing that she was home alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the team builds its case against Joseph, Cat is tasked with getting to the heart of the Maddens' marriage. Cat knows that one of them is lying--but the question of which one, and why, is far more complicated than she expected. 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