Cold Kiss

National Review 'Highly suspenseful, highly provocative... has elements of the teen horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer and the classic, groundbreaking Psycho... highly recommended' Gumshoe Review 'A chilling slice of doom concerning a young couple, a hitchhiker, a corpse, a huge wodge of cash and a snowed-in motel populated by very greedy and rather violent fellow travellers. Unusually, this noir-ish tale is not completely noir in that there is a glimpse of redemption for the protagonists at the end' Shots E-zine 'One of the most violent, frightening and gripping books I have ever read. The phrase "I could not put it down" fits here -- and the ending stopped me COLD. An outstanding read -- don't miss this one!' Beyond her Book, Publisher's Weekly 'The reader becomes intensely emotionally engaged with the central characters, still understanding their motivations and hoping against the odds that they can get their happy ending. The odds keep stacking up against them but everything's possible. I read the final lines with bated breath, willing everything to turn out ok... The book oozes eeriness and creepiness, with its sinister motel, eccentric characters and the mounting tension and sense of no escape as the snowstorm closes in, which just heighten the emotional charge of the novel... I'll definitely keep an eye out for John Rector's future books because, if this debut novel is anything to go by, he is definitely one to watch' Madhouse Family Reviews blog 'Absolutely mesmerising from start to finish, Cold Kiss is an impressive tour de force of mounting tension and heart-stopping suspense that is quite literally impossible to put down' Irish Independent 'I read Cold Kiss in one sitting. Cover to cover... If you like being scared. If you enjoy twisty dark stories. If you like a tense well written psycholgical thriller with dubious characters, Cold Kiss is for you... There are very few books I've read where I have felt such despair for the characters. Few authors have that ability to really make me feel like I want to sit down and cry for the amount of trouble they dump their characters in... That pure anxiety just keeps you turning that page because you have to know how it pans out. And those twists just keep on coming... It blew me away - I mean, I like being scared but this thing, boyo, it freaked me out. Also, sometimes you find that the endings to thrillers are a bit of a let-down. Gmpfh - not in this case... I'd wholeheartedly recommend Cold Kiss to crime, horror and thriller readers. It goes that bit further, breaking through the boundaries of standard genre fiction, and delivers a whole fist full of icy cold goodness' My Favourite Books blog 'A novel that compels you to read on - even though there are times you are too scared to. Brilliant.' The Sun