{"product_id":"9780008334512_cold-storage","title":"Cold Storage","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding’ \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Pure, unadulterated entertainment’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\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.\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. And 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 … before it’s too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Dean Koontz, Stephen King and smart, entertaining sci-fi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘When the real apocalypse arrives, may it be even half as funny as this’ \u003cstrong\u003eLinwood Barclay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A gripping, fast-paced outbreak thriller’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSci-Fi Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cstrong\u003echilling\u003c\/strong\u003e first novel [with] \u003cstrong\u003ecinematic flair\u003c\/strong\u003e … it’s scary, and \u003cstrong\u003ea great deal of fun\u003c\/strong\u003e’\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A novel that reads like one of [Koepp’s] movies: occasionally \u003cstrong\u003efrightening\u003c\/strong\u003e, often \u003cstrong\u003ehumorous\u003c\/strong\u003e and always \u003cstrong\u003efast-paced\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The book’s strengths include the Stephen King-like way \u003cstrong\u003ehumour is interwoven with horror\u003c\/strong\u003e and Koepp’s enthralling conjuring of the fungus, which becomes as vivid as its human co-leads’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Times Culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Koepp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46897251319957,"sku":"9780008334512","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008334512_0a626daf-5b4e-494f-bb6a-179b38aea0b1.jpg?v=1776888506","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008334512_cold-storage","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}