- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Megalodon Entertainment LLC. (November 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0980060508
- ISBN-13: 978-0980060508
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #496,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Alex Hutchinson - Blogcritics January 22, 2008
Lewis's hold-your-breath style of descriptive writing will keep you swimming in his creative vocabulary for hours...multi-layered metaphors...elaborate prose...
Book Description
Enter Laura's World...
Her family is brutally murdered, and she finds herself on her knees praying for things she never could have imagined. Her dark journey of revenge takes off as she hunts her family's killers, while being chased down by a troubled detective, his lovelorn partner, and an inner voice that grants her no peace. Her quest lures her through an explosive music scene, down unlit alleyways, to the edge of a towering church rooftop, and into the nightmarish landscape of her own mind. Will she get her justice before time runs out? Will her own lust for vengeance consume all that is left of her in the process?
Jump into the book and become part of the story.
Her family is brutally murdered, and she finds herself on her knees praying for things she never could have imagined. Her dark journey of revenge takes off as she hunts her family's killers, while being chased down by a troubled detective, his lovelorn partner, and an inner voice that grants her no peace. Her quest lures her through an explosive music scene, down unlit alleyways, to the edge of a towering church rooftop, and into the nightmarish landscape of her own mind. Will she get her justice before time runs out? Will her own lust for vengeance consume all that is left of her in the process?
Jump into the book and become part of the story.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too,
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cold Streak (Paperback)
Laura finds her world turned upside down one evening when she receives news that her husband and two daughters have been brutally murdered. After this tragic event, Laura is sent on a dark journey to seek vengeance for the crimes committed against her and her family.
Laura is wanted for more information about her family's murders, with Detective Andarus and his partner, Irene, on the case. Laura's journey takes her through chilling and dark moments, and there's the ever-present question of whether her quest for vengeance will consume her. Mr. Aleman takes the reader through a dark and disturbing journey along with Laura. While some moments are gory and send chills up the spine, the cute bickering between Andarus and Irene create the comic relief that the story greatly needs. Alemen's unique writing style captures the reader from page one. This book is a good read that will open the reader's eyes to the life of those who lose everything and have to deal with what happens afterwards. Reviewed by: Steph
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A tale of frostbitten vengeance,
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This review is from: Cold Streak (Paperback)
After her family is brutally murdered, Laura is filled with the icy chill of vengeance. She is pulled into the abyss as she relentlessly pursues her family's murderers...unable to cry, eat, sleep or feel she is bound to this plane as an icy storm brews within her core, threatening to consume her life and humanity...
Never judge a book by it's cover, though this novella seems petite and harmless, it carries the weight of a book twice it's size. Aleman's beautiful words of a frostbitten pursuit will keep you reading actively until the end. It is not a story for the faint of heart nor is it anything that you could imagine it to be. There is a strong Christian thread throughout the novel that may put some out of their comfort zone, but it is worth every breath taking second spent reading. I highly recommend you to enter her world and follow her lust for vengeance...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully dark, suspenseful, and poetic,,
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This review is from: Cold Streak (Paperback)
What would you do if your family were murdered? Aleman explores this question in a fast-paced, character-driven, gothic-style story that doesn't seem to follow any of the rules. What you expect to have as the climax of the novel comes in the first third of the book, making you thirsty to see what he's got up his sleeve. While mostly dark, there are moments of humor that are truly funny and lines that border on poetic. Two or three scenes are pretty gory, and the voice that haunts Laura creates some disturbing images. Andarus and Irene's constant bickering had me literally laughing out loud. (I have to side with Irene and say that you can't use 'confront' like that.) There are enough literary references to satisfy an avid bookworm like myself, but the novel never feels weighed down with them. People who enjoyed China Mieville's King Rat will find themselves drawn into the dark side of Riverview. The ending is vaguely reminiscent of Great Expectations, yet much more satisfying. What more could you want?
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