Cold

Cold

by JohnSmolens (Author)

Synopsis

Set in one three day blizzard in the remote woods of the deepest Mid-West, COLD tells the story of an escaped prisoner (who may or may not have committed the crimes that he was locked up for), a lonely widow who rescues him, half-dead, from the storm, an enigimatic Sheriff and a not-so-innocent ex-wife. As the temperature drops and the snow buries the land, these characters act-out a macabre play whic will leave few standing at its end.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 17 Jan 2002

ISBN 10: 0340792329
ISBN 13: 9780340792322

Media Reviews
A mesmerising danse macabre - Sunday Express

An enthralling cat and mouse adventure. - FHM

Smolens writes with a an understated sense of bottled-up rage and words unspoken - The Sunday Express

Hot stuff, stripped bare with ice and fire. - The Sunday Express

'COLD is a finely crafted, wild yarn set in the great north. John Smolens gives us a suspenseful tale in a style somewhere between Jack London and Raymond Chandler. A fine read' Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall. - Jim Harrison - Author of Legends of the fall.

Smolens creates a marvellous atmosphere - Sunday Telegraph

John Smolens is that rare and gifted writer who can capture both our exterior and interior worlds with equal dexterity, grace, and power. COLD is a novel so riveting you will absolutely not be able to put it down, and these characters will stay with you long after turning the last page. - Andre Dubus III - Author of House of Sand and Fog

Read it... preferably beside a fire... under a blanket. - William Martin, author of Back Bay, Cape Cod, and
Author Bio
John Smolens is the author of two previous (US only) literary novels - one of which is currently under option for feature-film. He is currently the head of the MFA program at Northern Michigan University