Cold Comfort

Read Cold Comfort Storyline:

In the midst of a record-cold winter, the stepdaughter of a government
official is found dead on a snow-swept pier at the harbor. Overworked
and underpaid Detective Barry Gilbert is called to investigate. The
Metropolitan Toronto Police Force is already beset by political
maneuverings that threaten their jobs, and the sensitive nature of this
case may increase that risk to the point where detectives from Gilbert’s
own squad are chopped. All of this is before the victim’s autopsy
reveals a seemingly unsolvable enigma: the victim froze to death first
and was shot later, after she was already dead. So begins a treacherous trail of evidence that leads Gilbert to the coldest zones of the human heart.
As the investigation takes unexpected and baffling turns, he at last
suspects an outside manipulator, and must use all his skill to untangle
clues that at first defy explanation. Probing deeper in the victim’s
dark past, he discovers the terrible secret she's hidden all her life.
He's forced to confront his own values, and learns that even the most
superlative detectives can lose their judgment at the most critical
moments—often with the deadliest of consequences.