Absolute Zero

Name: Absolute Zero
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Chuck Logan
ISBN: 9780060783235

Author: Chuck Logan

Narrator: J.K. Simmons

Abridged: 5 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 08/03/2004

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Crime, Mystery & Detective, Traditional British

Synopsis

On one of the coldest nights in Minnesota history, the difference between life and death is literally the blink of an eye for Phil Broker, until recently St. Paul's most successful undercover cop. That blink will convey the urgent warning of a comatose man who knows the dark truth binding Broker to a remarkable cast of characters -- a weary anesthesiologist, a brilliant surgeon, a wealthy novelist, his ex-wife (a reformed exotic dancer) and her unrepentant pimp.For Broker it all began when he agreed to take three big-city professionals on a canoeing trip across Minnesota's most remote lakes. One of the three is horribly injured in a freak October blizzard, and Broker embarks on a white-knuckle rescue against time and the elements, ending with a writer in a coma and his accountant dead. Suspicious of foul play, Broker follows a twisted trail of manipulation and revenge that leads back to the writer's beautiful wife -- and a ring of men caught in a deadly competition for her affections.

About Chuck Logan

Chuck Logan is the author of eight novels, including After the Rain, Vapor Trail, Absolute Zero, and The Big Law. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War who lives in Stillwater, Minnesota, with his wife and daughter.

About J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons has been featured in such films as The Gift, The Mexican, The Cider House Rules, and Extreme Measures; he is regularly seen on Oz and Law & Order, with numerous stage appearances on Broadway and nationally.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on March 28, 2021

A bit of plot recycling with an ordinary person turning into a cold blooded killer. Broker pursues a femme fatale, whose shallow amorality is replaced by a conscience at the climatic moment.......more

Goodreads review by Tamora on September 03, 2008

Logan tells a clean crisp story about two battered warriors--Phil and his war vet wife Nina, and their girl Kit, who is growing up to be a cool-headed action hero in her own right!......more

Goodreads review by Jay on September 05, 2021

Meh. Like other reviewers, a bit recycled and predictable.......more

Goodreads review by Phillip on November 27, 2017

Okay. Here's the thing. In November my sci-fi/horror novel was released. It is entitled, Absolute Zero. This is how I came across Chuck Logan in the first place. Turns out he has a book by the same title. (Completely, completely different types of stories). So I figured, hmmm. I am going to read eve......more

Goodreads review by Dan on August 17, 2018

Haunted ex-cop Phil Broker owes Hank Sommer his life -- and now the wealthy writer is in a coma, thanks to a “freak” mishap on a hospital operating table. Broker knows from hard experience that accidents are not always what they appear to be. He suspects foul play, and he's not about to let Sommer f......more