** spoiler alert ** I've read a lot of Peter James books,but not the first cold hill story.
I think this works well as a stand alone,so that wasn't really an issue.
He's very easy to read. I did this in one sitting 
It was an interesting enough read,with decent background,but I didn't find it particularly creepy until it got to the end and really ramped up the tension and atmosphere.
It was obvious I thought there was a countdown on,so I was just waiting for the inevitable to happen.
There were a few things I could pick fault with.. but they're too minor to bother.
I liked the ending. It actually made me smile.
I'd read book three if there was one.

Another fantastic story from peter James. I raced through this. Creepy dark and atmospheric. Amazing x