Review of Cold Target by Patricia Potter

Holly Mathew Ames's son's name was Mikey and her husband was Randolph. Randolph had hired a man to kill her. Holly made small sculptures and sold them to a craft shop and hoarded the money. She wanted to leave long before, but was afraid of losing her son because of her husband's power and alliances. Mikey was her all.
Meridith Rawson was a lawyer. Her mom was dying. Marguerite had been the perfect wife and hostess. As a kid, Meridith didn't get much positive reinforcement, but on her mother's deathbed, she was told she had a half sister and she wanted her to find her and give her half of the trust fund. Gage Gaynor is a cop who had testified against dirty cops. Meridith thought he was also a dirty cop, which bothered him. He had looked the other way a few times until he witnessed a cop murder a few other cops. He had been a cop for 15 years.
I found that Meridith was one that hid her emotions well. She was mentally strong, determined and independent. She was caring and had love to give that she didn't even realize she had. She grew a lot with the twists and turns of this story. Gage was a cop and all that entailed. He was intelligent, strong, determined, sometimes stubborn. He had basically been a loner and kept people at a distance. He also grew through the story.
Altogether a good book. It was a little slow at times, but still well worth reading. I recommend it to anyone that likes thriller/mysteries with a little romance. 4 stars