{"product_id":"9780063023345","title":"Cold Storage : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David Koepp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"On every level, \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e is pure, unadulterated entertainment.\" —Douglas Preston, The\u003cem\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDark Matter,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBefore the Fall\u003c\/em\u003e comes an astonishing debut thriller by the screenwriter of \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e: 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey thought it was contained. They were wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“[Koepp] writes well, he has a wicked sense of humor and his characters are so keenly, intelligently and even movingly drawn. . . . On every level, \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e is pure, unadulterated entertainment.”\u003cbr\u003e“Engaging. . . . Koepp recognizes that this is all pretty zany and imbues the novel with a mordant sense of humor, which gives \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e a welcome vibrancy and lightness.”\u003cbr\u003e“The story line in \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e invokes classic horror films. . . . It’s scary, and a great deal of fun.”\u003cbr\u003e“Koepp delivers a story worthy of Michael Crichton.”\u003cbr\u003e“It has all the hallmarks of a thriller destined for Hollywood.”\u003cbr\u003e“A thriller of breakneck speed, \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e will be an engaging read that fans of Blake Crouch’s \u003cem\u003eDark Matter\u003c\/em\u003e could devour in one sitting.”\u003cbr\u003e“Chilling. . . . Propulsive. . . . Koepp is skilled at sharp, often humorous dialogue. . . . [A] taut, mordant thriller debut.”\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e“A sensational SF thriller. . . . Breakneck pacing and nonstop action. . . . Michael Crichton fans won’t want to miss this one.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003eThe Andromeda Strain\u003c\/em\u003e 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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780063023345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41122487435470,"sku":"9780063023345","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780063023345.jpg?v=1650083885","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780063023345","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}