When the real apocalypse arrives, may it be even half as funny as this Linwood Barclay
Pure, unadulterated entertainmentNew York Times
A gripping, fast-paced outbreak thrillerSci-Fi Now
Youll be grinning and gagging in equal measureSFX
When Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz was sent to investigate a suspected biochemical attack, he found something far worse: a highly mutative organism capable ofextinction-level destruction. Now, after decades of festering in a forgotten sub-basement, the specimen has found its way out and is on a lethal feeding frenzy.And only Diaz knows how to stop it. 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 . . .before its too late, PRAISE FORCOLD STORAGE Achillingfirst novel [with]cinematic flair. . . its scary, anda great deal of funDaily Mail A novel that reads like one of [Koepps] movies: occasionallyfrightening, oftenhumorousand alwaysfast-pacedMail on Sunday The books strengths include the Stephen King-like wayhumour is interwoven with horrorand Koepps enthralling conjuring of the fungus, which becomes as vivid as its human co-leadsSunday Times Culture Depending on your taste in humour and gore threshold, you may well begrinning and gaggingin equal measure reading this debut novel from top Hollywood scriptwriter David Koepp. This is about as near toZombielandorTremorsin book form as youre likely to find. It is properly, full-on gross in places but populated with a vividly drawn cast of believably down-to-earth characters in a plot that accelerates tobreakneck pace by the breathless finaleSFX Magazine 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 minda beautiful hybrid of Michael Crichton and Carl Hiassen.Cold Storageis sheer thrillery goodness, and riotously entertaining Blake Crouch,New York Timesbestselling author ofDark Matter Apacy and roaringly entertainingthrillerMagic Radio A thrilling, funny, and unexpectedly moving joy ride Scott Smith,New York Timesbestselling author ofA Simple Plan Koepp has resurrected Crichton, injecting every page with dark humour and humanity. Youll be laughing one minute and checking your long-term survival plan the next Christina Dalcher,Sunday Times-bestselling author ofVOX This isa terrific thriller: ambitious, audacious, gory, scary, flamboyant, and funnyBooklist Cold Storageis so addictive, I couldnt turn the pages fast enough . . .the story is just as contagious as the subjectNew York Timesbestselling author Alice Feeney You might as well put your plans on ice for the next twenty-four hours, as all youll be doing is reading this book. The very definition of thriller, David KoeppsCold Storagegrabs you and shakes you and ultimately leaves you grinning Scott Frank, Academy Award-nominated writer ofLoganandOut of Sight >Cold StorageDavid KoeppHarlequin Hqn9780008334512