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Michael C. Grumley, author of the Breakthrough and Monument series, pens a stand-alone thriller that is reminiscent of a Michael Crichton, James Rollins or Preston & Child novel.
Full of surprises and a few shocking turns, DEEP FREEZE opens as a bus packed with men, women and children takes a dive off a bridge into a freezing river. A man gallantly pushes a mother and her child to safety, but his fate is uncertain and the bus sinks quickly into the frigid water.
"The finale is a race to find out the truth, but the search for those answers will not come easily. This unpredictable, wild ride continues right up until the chilling last sentence."
The action then switches to a clandestine laboratory where a handful of doctors and scientists work among cages filled with animals and one incredibly special patient --- an unknown male who was sent to them after he was found frozen. He’s in a state of stasis that acts similarly to cryonics. The team must work to revive him and find out who he is.
With their bosses looking on, these medical professionals bring the man back to life. In doing so, they start conversing with him to determine what he remembers about himself and the circumstances that brought him to them. His name is John Reiff, and he has no memory of the events that caused him to become a human popsicle. As they get to know him better, they begin to suspect that they have not been given the entire story by their superiors. They also notice some alarming things happening with Reiff that they cannot explain medically.
As Reiff regains more of his memory and awareness of what is happening to him, he starts to strongly question where he is and why. What happens in the final third of the book is extremely eye-opening. Readers are transported along with Reiff to a reality with which he is not familiar, and it paints a bleak picture that belongs in a sci-fi or horror novel. I will leave the particulars out of this review so you can discover them for yourself.
The finale is a race to find out the truth, but the search for those answers will not come easily. This unpredictable, wild ride continues right up until the chilling last sentence.
Teaser
The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army veteran John Reiff’s life came to an end. Extinguished in the sudden rush of frigid water. There was no expectation of survival. None. Let alone waking up beneath blinding hospital lights. Struggling to move, or see, or even breathe. But the doctors assure him that everything is normal. That things will improve. And yet, he has a strange feeling that there's something they're not telling him. As Reiff's mind and body gradually recover, he becomes certain that the doctors are lying to him. One by one, puzzle pieces are slowly falling into place, and he soon realizes that things are not at all what they seem.
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The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army veteran John Reiff’s life came to an end. Extinguished in the sudden rush of frigid water. There was no expectation of survival. None. Let alone waking up beneath blinding hospital lights. Struggling to move, or see, or even breathe. But the doctors assure him that everything is normal. That things will improve. And yet, he has a strange feeling that there's something they're not telling him. As Reiff's mind and body gradually recover, he becomes certain that the doctors are lying to him. One by one, puzzle pieces are slowly falling into place, and he soon realizes that things are not at all what they seem.
About the Book
From the bestselling author of the Breakthrough series: In his next near-future thriller, Michael C. Grumley explores humanity’s thirst for immortality --- at any cost.
The accident came quickly. With no warning. In the dead of night, a precipitous plunge into a freezing river trapped everyone inside the bus. It was then that Army veteran John Reiff’s life came to an end. Extinguished in the sudden rush of frigid water.
There was no expectation of survival. None. Let alone waking up beneath blinding hospital lights. Struggling to move, or see, or even breathe. But the doctors assure him that everything is normal. That things will improve. And yet, he has a strange feeling that there's something they're not telling him.
As Reiff's mind and body gradually recover, he becomes certain that the doctors are lying to him. One by one, puzzle pieces are slowly falling into place, and he soon realizes that things are not at all what they seem. Critical information is being kept from him. Secrets. Supposedly for his own good. But who is doing this? Why? And the most important question: Can he keep himself alive long enough to uncover the truth?
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