Cold Fire

PRAISE FOR COLD FIRE BY DEAN R. KOONTZ

"Irresistible. COLD FIRE doesn't disappoint."

— Newsweek

"A swift, psychospiritual adventure … offers plenty of surging suspense and sentiment."

— Kirkus Reviews

"[Koontz's] name has come to be recognized as a guarantee of a good, solid read. COLD FIRE is his most enjoyable book to date."

— London Times

"Unforgettable. A stunning showdown."

— Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune

"Koontz is an expert at creating believable characters."

— Detroit News and Free Press

"A master storyteller, sometimes humorous, sometimes shocking, but always riveting. His characters sparkle with life. And his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns, yet in the end they are satisfyingly logical."

— San Diego Union

"Suspenseful, entertaining … vivid storytelling [that] offers the reader an unsettling insight into deep trauma and the aftereffects of unresolved sorrow."

— Sunday Cape Cod Times

"A unique, spellbinding novel with depth, sensitivity and personality."

— Boston Herald

"An exciting, well-conceived story … filled with spectacular descriptive scenes … creative and captivating."

— Lansing State Journal

"COLD FIRE is a page-turner, and Koontz's prose is as easy to take as lemonade on a hot summer day."

— Sunday Journal (Flint, Michigan)

"Koontz strikes a chord in COLD FIRE, latest of [his] string of darkly brilliant novels. You'll revel in this adventure tale."

— Jackson Sun

"Compelling … steadily building suspense that defies any attempt to put it down."

— Macon Telegraph

"Fresh, hopeful … a charm all its own … that propels you willingly from page to page."

— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"A cool sizzler that'll grab you from the start and won't let go until you either finish it or are overcome by exhaustion. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

— Duncan Times (Duncan, Oklahoma)

"Hard to put down. [Koontz's] ability to breathe life into his characters and to weave a web of suspense has resulted in a book that will cause many sleepless nights."

— Lexington Herald-Leader

"From its opening line to its thrilling climax, [COLD FIRE] is a mesmerizing tale that grabs the reader and refuses to let go, a breathtaking experience."

— Orange County Register

"Koontz can write characterization rings around [other popular novelists]."

— Birmingham News

"In COLD FIRE Koontz shows off his style. Unforgettable."

— Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Koontz's imagination is not only as big as the Ritz, it is also as wild as an unbroken stallion. Gripping."

— Los Angeles Times

"Koontz does it so well!"

— Baton Rouge Morning Advocate

"The tight, quixotic storyline of COLD FIRE is supported by deep characterization and a most developed sense of place and pace. He is the reader's friend, in that he can always be counted upon to deliver."

— Fear

"His prose mesmerizes … gut-wrenching clarity. It's in the descriptions of emotional states — from love to despair — that Koontz consistently hits bull's-eyes, evoking reactions of 'Yes! I know exactly how that feels!' "

— Arkansas Democrat

"Likable characters, thrilling plot, and nonstop suspense."

— Daily Reflector (Greenville, North Carolina)

"A stunner … things are never what they seem … characters of extraordinary depth and sensitivity."

— Californian

"An exceptional novelist … a top-notch thriller."

— Lincoln Star-Journal

"Koontz adeptly builds tension, fully fleshing out his characters and establishing a mesmerizing plot. A galloping page-turner."

— Chattanooga News-Free Press

"Well-written, hard to put down."

— New Britain Herald

"Wonder-filled, powerful suspense."

— Plainview Daily Herald