Hard Freeze, Dan Simmons
Hard Freeze, Dan Simmons
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Hard Freeze

Author: Dan Simmons

Narrator: Fred Filbrich

Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/28/2015


Synopsis

Revenge has never been served so cold.

Joe Kurtz, former investigator and convicted felon, is on parole. But the years he spent in Attica didn't make his old haunts any safer. Back on the streets of Buffalo, he's already marked by a local Mafia don.

As if watching his back weren't enough work, Kurtz has also been hired by a gravely ill John Frears, whose daughter met a grisly fate at the hands of a 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. Dodging a contract on his head and tracking a serial killer on the loose, Kurtz plunges headfirst into the icy waters of revenge as both victim and avenger.

About Dan Simmons

DAN SIMMONS is a recipient of numerous major international awards, including the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. He is widely considered to be one of the premier multiple-genre fiction writers in the world. His most recent novels include the New York Times bestsellers The Terror and Drood, as well as Black Hills. He lives along the Front Range in Colorado and has never grown tired of the views.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on March 06, 2023

"Their moral development has not even evolved to the point where they will avoid pain and punishment if their whim dictates otherwise. Other human beings suffering means absolutely nothing to them. The clinical term is 'sociopath,' the real word is 'monster." Initial Thoughts The sensational Dan S......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on January 01, 2011

Joe Kurtz’s To-Do List - Help Arlene find new office space - Get $35,000 by Monday to expand business - Find out why someone is hiring people to kill me - Get dirty cops off my back so they don’t send me back to prison - Threaten my daughter’s drunk asshole stepfather - Meet guy about job. Claims he saw......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on February 03, 2024

Kurtz hunts down a serial killer, while himself being hunted down by a mob boss. An unrelenting symphony of hardboiled crime, with extra servings of violence and action but also some poignant moments that lend depth and sympathy for Kurtz and his multitudes of misfortune. The serial killer character......more

Goodreads review by Dan on November 30, 2021

An improvement on the first book in this series in every way. The thing that constantly amazes me about Dan Simmons is his astounding ability to drastically adjust his style to write in ANY genre. The man is a chameleon. Reading this, you would think this guy has been writing hard-boiled crime novel......more


Quotes

"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."—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 (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

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