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Cold Storage [Unabridged CD] (CD): David Koepp

Cold Storage [Unabridged CD] (CD)

David Koepp

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"On every level, Cold Storage is pure, unadulterated entertainment."--Douglas Preston, The New York Times For readers of Andy Weir and Noah Hawley comes an astonishing debut by the screenwriter of Jurassic Park a wild and terrifying adventure about three strangers who must work together to contain a highly contagious, deadly organism 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. 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. 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?

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Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2019
Authors: David Koepp
Dimensions: 149 x 134 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: CD
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-295651-4
Categories: Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Horror & ghost stories
Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction
Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > General
LSN: 0-06-295651-5
Barcode: 9780062956514

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Tue, 3 Sep 2019 | Review by: Breakaway R.

Quirky - almost science fiction David Koepp is perhaps better known for his work as a screenwriter on films such as Jurassic Park and Mission Impossible and, although it's proven that being a successful screenwriter does not automatically translate into being a good author, I, therefore, started to read the novel with a good deal of anticipation and expectation. Despite a slow start, the plot started to grow on me, much like the fungus which is central to the storyline. It's 1987, and Robert Diaz and Trini Romano have been sent by their organisation (Defence Nuclear Agency or DNA for short) to investigate and deal with a biochemical attack which turns out to be a virulent fungus which is intelligent and able to adapt to any new environment. Their successful mission should have been the end of the story but storing hazardous material, no matter how securely, rarely has a good ending. Moving forward to 2019, the fungus has managed to re-emerge, and the only people with any experience and capable of dealing with the problem are called out of retirement. There are certainly shades of Jurassic Park in this thriller, but it makes it no less interesting for that. As a straightforward horror story about how close the world as we know it comes to extinction, the book would have made excellent reading, but the counterpoint of humour injected throughout make it a superb read which is both humorous and terrifying in equal measure. It's a delicate balance to maintain but one which Koepp manages very successfully. It’s a difficult book to classify but, as someone who doesn’t believe in labels, my suggestion is to forget about pigeonholing and to relax and enjoy the ride. It’s a cracker. Mr zorg Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to read.

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