{"product_id":"9780008334536","title":"Cold Storage: A gripping science fiction suspense thriller from the screenwriter of Jurassic Park, soon to be a major new film starring Liam Neeson in 2026","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding’ \u003cstrong\u003eStephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award for Best Thriller of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Pure, unadulterated entertainment’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\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.\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\n          \u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of Dean Koontz and Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eCold Storage\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \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\u003cp\u003eCOLD STORAGE is a thrilling work of fiction that combines elements of science, military strategy, and disaster management in a suspenseful tale of survival. David Koepp's expert storytelling takes readers on a pulse-pounding adventure as a Pentagon bioterror operative and two security guards race to contain a highly mutative organism capable of extinction-level destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Kristopher Triana (Gone to See the River Man), Blood Bound Books (They All Died Screaming), Stephen King (Holly), T. J. Newman (Falling), and C. J. Tudor (The Chalk Man).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Koepp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46888999649429,"sku":"9780008334536","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008334536_6bc794cf-1018-49a5-8d75-e5a3655b38b3.jpg?v=1776888147","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008334536","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}