Luvtoread (Trying to catch up)'s Reviews > Cold Storage

Deliciously Terrifying!

Two bio-terrorism operatives are called on to investigate and handle a situation involving an isolated community (26 people) in Australia. Many years before, a NASA explorative space vehicle had exploded and some remnants landed in this country and for some reason this supposedly Harmless Container was left there. (Really?) A call came in with a claim that a man had fallen gravely ill after cleaning the outside of the unit and now there is a foreign substance leaking out of the container. Imagine what happens next!

Fast forward 30 years later. Robert Diaz, one of the original operatives is called out of retirement to again investigate this long buried deadly matter. It seems that the the alarm system has been activated for unknown speculative reasons since the organism was buried 300 ft underground using every safeguard and precaution that the government and science had to offer. The deadly organism (fungus) was stored and buried under an old warehouse that is currently used as a storage unit facility. Only the government knows what is underground and they are the only ones with access entry if it was ever needed, and it is crucial to all life forms in general for the right agents with the right tools and weapons be sent underground before this situation becomes a monster of their own making. Why would the alarm sound after 30 years? Electrical problem? Security breach? What was so important that the government buried this substance instead of destroying it? Why would Diaz be the only person to send on this mission instead of a younger soldier? All questions will be answered and so much more will be revealed if you just sit down and read this excitng, rapid fire book!

I don't have enough words to describe how much I enjoyed this book. It was fast and furious, cleverly researched and written with humor blending in along the way. I can't believe this was David Koepp's debut book, because he did a stellar job of describing and capturing the personalities of the quirky characters and the dangers that were involved for everyone. I am so glad that this is a fictional thriller because this was a crazy and scary story!

I want to thank the publisher Harper Collins Books and Netgalley for allowing me the opportunity to read this very exciting book!

I highly recommend this book to any reader but especially those who enjoy Michael Crichton, Christopher Golden and Jeremy Bates! If you enjoy great writing and science fiction, please don't hesitate giving this a read!

I have given this scary ride of a book 4 1/2 Terrifying 🌟🌟🌟🌟✴ Stars!!