Cold Tears

By AR Simmons

Cold Tears is the follow up to Bonne Femme, the first of AR Simmons' Richard Carter series. It is a mystery concerning a single mother and her missing baby. If you already know Richard and Jill, you should enjoy Cold Tears.
Richard and Jill flee their unwanted celebrity in Michigan by moving to southwest Missouri where she pursues a graduate degree while he tries to come to terms with the things he's been forced to do.
Is it redemption or ruination when he agrees to find out about Molly's missing baby? Is Molly what she appears? Or is she what the local cops say she is?
Jill struggles for balance and sanity for her damaged husband. Richard struggles to be the "godsend" that Molly sees him as. Molly struggles with the memories of her addiction and guilt.
Richard's amateur investigation crosses that of a real P.I. working for a famous country music impresario. The local police are much more concerned with not annoying the celebrity than they are in finding Molly's baby.
Why are they convinced that Molly herself is to blame? And what are "cold tears?"
Try Cold Tears (a stand-alone novel) if you enjoy: Crime Mystery Series, Police Procedurals, or Detective series with strong female characters.