I basically agree with Terry Mathews and "rationalcoach". I couldn't believe LaPlante killed off Decker, one of the only decent people in the book, so about two-thirds of the way through with the totally unrealistic second date proposal from Jake and extreme happiness on Lorraine's part, I started to get suspicious and went to the back of the book assuming she was going to kill off Jake. That would have been bad enough. But to kill off Lorraine, unreal! I will never read another LaPlante book and I will make a point of reading available reviews before I buy in the future. I thought Cold Shoulder was great, wasn't crazy about the second one, but to say I was disappointed in Cold Heart is a major understatement.