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Cold Storage - by David Koepp (Paperback)

Cold Storage - by  David Koepp (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>On every level, <em>Cold Storage</em> is pure, unadulterated entertainment. --Douglas Preston, The<em> New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>For fans of <em>The Martian</em>, <em>Dark Matter, </em> and <em>Before the Fall</em> comes an astonishing debut thriller by the screenwriter of <em>Jurassic Park</em>: a wild and terrifying bioterrorism adventure about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism that could destroy all of humanity.</strong></p><p><strong>They thought it was contained. They were wrong.</strong></p> <p>When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction. He contained it and buried it in cold storage deep beneath a little-used military repository.</p><p>Now, after decades of festering in a forgotten sub-basement, the specimen has found its way out and is on a lethal feeding frenzy. Only Diaz knows how to stop it.</p><p>He races across the country to help two unwitting security guards--one an ex-con, the other a single mother. Over one harrowing night, the unlikely trio must figure out how to quarantine this horror again. All they have is luck, fearlessness, and a mordant sense of humor. Will that be enough to save all of humanity?</p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<em>Cold Storage</em> is <em>The Andromeda Strain</em> on crack: chilling end-of-the-world terror infected with wicked humor. Koepp pulls it off with style. When the real apocalypse arrives, may it be even half as funny as this."--Barron's<br><br>"[Koepp] writes well, he has a wicked sense of humor and his characters are so keenly, intelligently and even movingly drawn. . . . On every level, <em>Cold Storage</em> is pure, unadulterated entertainment."--A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All<br><br>"A sensational SF thriller. . . . Breakneck pacing and nonstop action. . . . Michael Crichton fans won't want to miss this one."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"A terrific thriller: ambitious, audacious, gory, scary, flamboyant, and funny. . . . [Koepp makes] a seamless, massively effective transition from the visual medium to the literary. The book doesn't read like a modestly beefed-up pitch for a movie; it's a rich, textured, and downright impossible-to-put-down story."--<em>Booklist </em><strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"An ultra-flammable combination of science-based horror, primal nightmare-level terror, and unrelenting action, cunningly tied together by indelible characters and a satisfyingly sly, knowing sense of humor."--Steven Heller, Imprint<br><br>"Koepp delivers a story worthy of Michael Crichton."--<em>Entertainment Weekly</em><br><br>You might as well put your plans on ice for the next twenty-four hours, as all you'll be doing is reading this book. The very definition of 'thriller, ' David Koepp's <em>Cold Storage</em> grabs you and shakes you and ultimately leaves you grinning.-- Neal Pollack, author of <em>Alternadad</em><br><br>"A thriller of breakneck speed, <em>Cold Storage</em> will be an engaging read that fans of Blake Crouch's <em>Dark Matter</em> could devour in one sitting."--<strong><em>Ars Technica</em></strong><br><br>"A thrilling, funny, and unexpectedly moving joy ride."--<strong>Scott Smith, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>A Simple Plan</em> and <em>The Ruins</em></strong><br><br>"Chilling. . . . Propulsive. . . . Koepp is skilled at sharp, often humorous dialogue. . . . [A] taut, mordant thriller debut."--<strong>Kirkus Reviews (starred review)</strong><br><br>"Engaging. . . . Koepp recognizes that this is all pretty zany and imbues the novel with a mordant sense of humor, which gives <em>Cold Storage</em> a welcome vibrancy and lightness."--<em><strong>USA Today</strong></em><br><br>"It has all the hallmarks of a thriller destined for Hollywood."--<strong>Polygon</strong><br><br>"The story line in <em>Cold Storage</em> invokes classic horror films. . . . It's scary, and a great deal of fun."--<strong>Associated Press</strong><br><br>To be simultaneously terrifying and hilarious is a masterstroke few writers can pull off, but Koepp manages in this incredible fiction debut that calls to mind a beautiful hybrid of Michael Crichton and Carl Hiaasen. <em>Cold Storage</em> is sheer thrillery goodness, and riotously entertaining.--<strong>Blake Crouch, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Dark Matter</em></strong><br>

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