The Cold Case Foundation is sadly a bit of a missed opportunity. While the true story of how a team of largely voluntary and retired law officers conduct investigations into cases the American police either don't have the manpower to solve or have abandoned years ago should be fascinating,mostly it's pedestrian and even dull in places. This is a real shame as the work these people do is complex and admirable, requiring great skill and determination and there's a lost opportunity to made a best-seller out of this material. Instead there's no tension,often the perpetrator is named at the beginning of the chapter, or at least so obvious that you wonder why the original investigations couldn't nail someone who couldn't have been more obvious if he was wearing an "I did it" T shirt.
It is a good read,but a frustrating one as it could have been so much better,as a big fan of True Crime books I found it a struggle.

I received a free copy of, The Cold Case Foundation, by Gregory M. Cooper and Thomas McHoes, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Gregory Cooper founded the Cold Case Foundation in 2013. To help solve cold cases, old murders that have not been solved yet. I thought this book would be more interesting than it was, I found it a little boring.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sharing the advance copy of this title. Unfortunately I quit reading before the halfway mark. While I have great admiration and respect for the tireless individuals working on these cold cases, the book itself was dull and very repetitive. I’d term it as workmanlike. If you want to support the Cold Case Foundation, a direct donation is probably worthwhile.

4 stars
Fascinating yet brutal look at the horrors of murder, cold cases and FBI profiling.
An intriguing look into the world of the BAU and cold case foundation.

Thank you, Globe Pequot Publishing Group and Prometheus Books, for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I just finished The Cold Case Foundation: How a Team of Experts Solves Murders and Missing Persons Cases, by Gregory M. Cooper and Thomas McHoes.

I am a fan of the series, Cold Justice, in a team led by former prosecutor Kelli Siegler works to try to solve cold cases. Even though she was not involved in this book, I found it it very interesting to read these author’s stories and learn about how they approached the job. I did enjoy seeing that Yolanda McClary, who appeared in many seasons of Cold Justice, had worked on these cases and seeing her contributions.

I give this book a B+. Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, a B+ equates to 4 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews

I finished reading this on September 21, 2024.

Fans of Mindhunter will love this in depth look into how cold cases are investigated and profiles of perpetrators developed. The detail behind the establishment of the process of cold case investigation is fascinating and the authors do a terrific job of bringing together the perspectives of victims, their families, the police who investigate the cases and even the perpetrators. Through clever analysis of evidence and experience, they offer potential conversations and scenarios which span cases from ancient Egypt right up to today. Absolutely fascinating.