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

 
    Berkley Books by Dean R. Koontz
    THE BAD PLACE
    COLD FIRE
    DARKFALL
    THE FACE OF FEAR
    LIGHTNING
    THE MASK
    MIDNIGHT
    NIGHT CHILLS
    PHANTOMS
    THE SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT
    SHATTERED
    STRANGERS
    TWILIGHT EYES
    THE VISION
    THE VOICE OF THE NIGHT
    WATCHERS
    WHISPERS

 
    DEAN R. KOONTZ
    COLD FIRE
    BERKLEY BOOKS, NEW YORK

 
    This is a work of fiction. The characters and events described in this book are imaginary and resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
    This Berkley book contains the complete text of the original hardcover edition. It has been completely reset in a typeface designed for easy reading and was printed from new film.
     
    COLD FIRE
     
    A Berkley Book / published by arrangement with Nkui, Inc.
     
    PRINTING HISTORY
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