Cold Hands by John Niven
You thought you could leave the past behind. Think again. Donnie Miller counts himself lucky. Living in a beautiful, spacious house in the wild and remote landscape of central Canada, he spends his days writing for the local newspaper, working on a film script, and acting as house-husband. After a troubled and impoverished upbringing in Scotland, he now has all he wants: a caring wife, a bright and happy son, a generous father-in-law. As the brutal northern winter begins to bite, he can sit back and enjoy life. But his peace is soon broken. There are noises in the nearby woods, signs of some mysterious watcher. When the family dog disappears, Donnie makes a horrifying discovery. Is it wolves, as the police suspect, or something far more dangerous, far darker? What secrets has Donnie been keeping? And why does he have the terrible sense that his dream was never going to last? A taut, shocking and visceral novel that will leave you gasping for breath, Cold Hands is the first thriller by the remarkable John Niven.
Gripping and disturbing -- Liz Smith * My Weekly *
Brilliantly written, Cold Hands is that rarest of things - a gripping thriller with real depthAn intense, exhilarating adrenaline rush, I found myself staying up all night to finish it in one sitting. Wonderful. -- S. J. Watson, author of 'Before I Go to Sleep'
I finished it a sprint, almost shaking. Ridiculously, disturbingly compelling * Observer *
A gut-wrenching debut...This thriller announces the arrival of a tremendous new talent...It drives the breath from your body with its pace, suspense and enveloping horror...Terrifying and mysterious. Superbly told and achingly sad, this book grabs your heart strings and threatens to tear them out. * Daily Mail *
Perhaps the most cleverly constructed and incendiary thriller I've ever read. The great books in this genre take you on an emotional roller-coaster, but the best, like this one, also have you trampling through a moral minefield. -- Irvine Welsh
Brilliantly written, Cold Hands is that rarest of things - a gripping thriller with real depthAn intense, exhilarating adrenaline rush, I found myself staying up all night to finish it in one sitting. Wonderful. -- S. J. Watson, author of 'Before I Go to Sleep'
I finished it a sprint, almost shaking. Ridiculously, disturbingly compelling * Observer *
A gut-wrenching debut...This thriller announces the arrival of a tremendous new talent...It drives the breath from your body with its pace, suspense and enveloping horror...Terrifying and mysterious. Superbly told and achingly sad, this book grabs your heart strings and threatens to tear them out. * Daily Mail *
Perhaps the most cleverly constructed and incendiary thriller I've ever read. The great books in this genre take you on an emotional roller-coaster, but the best, like this one, also have you trampling through a moral minefield. -- Irvine Welsh
John Niven was born in Irvine, Ayrshire. He is the author of the novella Music from Big Pink and the novels Kill Your Friends, The Amateurs, The Second Coming, Cold Hands, Straight White Male, The Sunshine Cruise Company and No Good Deed.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099535539 |
| ISBN 10 | 009953553X |
| Title | Cold Hands |
| Author | John Niven |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-11-21 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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