Hard Freeze

By: Dan Simmons

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Paperback | 1 September 2003

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A Reason to Kill...
Joe Kurtz, former investigator and convicted felon, is on parole. But his years in Attica for snuffing the mob killers of his beautiful partner didn't make his old haunts any safer. Back on the streets, he's already marked by a local Mafia don with unfinished business.

A Reason to Live...
If watching his back wasn't enough, Kurtz has been hired by gravely ill John Frears whose daughter met a grisly fate at the hands of a child-murderer. Frears wants one thing before he dies: for Kurtz to find the fiend that the authorities couldn't. But the calculating killer-a master at changing identities-has a little unfinished business of his own.

A Reason to Die...
Dodging a contract on his head, and tracking a serial killer on the loose, Kurtz is plunging headfirst into the icy waters of revenge-as both victim and private avenger. It's going to be a tough winter in Buffalo for Joe Kurtz-cold enough to freeze the blood.

Industry Reviews

"Runs swift and wild as a scalded dog. You won't want to miss this one." -Joe R. Lansdale, author of" The Bottoms"

"Simmons at his hard-driving best...[A] high-octane thriller." -"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

"Simmons' novel uncoils into a deliciously brutal chess game between a chameleon serial killer and ex-con PI Kurtz...action scenes that'll leave your hands clammy on the page."
-"Booklist"

""Hard Freeze" makes for great escapist reading...get ready to dip into a terrific, take-no-prisoners read."-"The Denver Post"

"Readers looking for two-fisted, take-no-prisoners action should pick up a copy."
--"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"

"A bristling climax...Kurtz makes a riveting protagonist for the noir-is-beautiful crowd."
--"Kirkus Review" (starred review)

"In addition to crafting one of the least likeable protagonists you'll ever find yourself rooting for... [Simmons] writes action scenes that'll leave your hands clammy on the page."--"Booklist"

"Hannibal Lecter meets the Godfather...violent, fast-paced, with a high body count, and plenty of sanguinary and pyrotechnic detail, this high-octane thriller should please both hard-boiled addicts and Simmons devotees...it's Simmons at his hard-driving best."--"Publisher's Weekly" (starred review)

"This straight-ahead, no-frills read is sure to garner enthusiasm among fans of Richard Stark and Joe Gores."--"Library Journal"

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