Cold Fire

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Synopsis
Reporter Holly Thorne is intrigued by Jim Ironheart, who has saved 12 lives in the past three months. Holly wants to know what kind of power drives him, why terrifying visions of a churning windmill haunt his dreams, and just what he means when he whispers in his sleep that an enemy who will kill everyone is coming. "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." - The San Diego Union-Tribune From The Critics Publishers WeeklyKoontz ( The Bad Place ) leads us a nice chase for about two-thirds of his latest thriller, after which he sinks into soap opera. Responding to an inexplicable compulsion, ex-schoolteacher Jim Ironheart flies from Southern California to Portland, Ore., where he averts, at the last minute, the accidental death of a schoolboy. Local reporter Holly Thorne, taken with Jim's piercing gaze, sets up a computer search for data on similar rescues. She finds a dozen such cases across the U.S.; every news item mentions a mysterious ``Jim'' with penetrating eyes. As she follows the story of a lifetime, Holly realizes Jim is being guided by some strange Power. Confronting him, she finds he has no idea of the source of the Power. Now in love with Jim, Holly starts sharing his nightmares and abandons the story to help him. Their initially exciting adventures then yield to rather tepid encounters with ``The Friend,'' who may be: an alien on earth for 10,000 years; ``The Enemy'' in disguise; a projection of Jim's hyperkinetic personality; or all of the above. Suspense succumbs to psychobabble, ushering in a predictable ending.
Copyright:
1991

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
326 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780425130711
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Nkui, Inc.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Horror, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Carrie Karnos
Proofread By:
BookshareRob
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

Reviews

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The fantastic storyteller has made another smashing success. Holly Thorne, a journalist, is witness to an amazing rescue. A little boy who is crossing the street is about to be run down by a drunk driver when he is miraculously saved by a mysterious blue-eyed man who seems to appear out of nowhere. Intrigued, Holly follows the man wanting answers. He tactfully deflects her questions and they part at an airport. Holly, journalist that she is, fumes over the fact that she gained almost no information about the man save his name, Jim. Determined to dig up more on this strange man, Holly searches online for more information. What she finds not only leads eventually to the man himself, but a living nightmare, for she finds that Jim isn't as normal as he seems and now Holly and Jim have to face his demons together and try to survive. The deaths of Jimmy's parents and his grandmother have driven Jim to hate himself and this self-hatred manifests as a terrible monster which Jimmy must defeat in order to survive. Holly also finds that Jim is compelled to save lives by a mysterious power. Surviving a plane wreck, the pair face Jim's worst nightmare - an abandoned windmill. There they find many keys to Jim's past that unlocks the door to the source of Jim's power. An absolutely great story!