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Overview

All Nate and Sara want is a new life in a new town, away from the crime and poverty of their past.  So, after being approached at a roadside diner by a man offering $500 for a ride to Omaha, they wonder if their luck might be changing.

At first it seems like easy money, but within a few hours the man is dead. 

Now, forced off the road by a blizzard and trapped in a run-down motel on the side of a deserted highway, Nate and Sara begin to uncover the man’s secrets. Who he was, how he died, and most importantly, why he was carrying two million ...

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Overview

All Nate and Sara want is a new life in a new town, away from the crime and poverty of their past.  So, after being approached at a roadside diner by a man offering $500 for a ride to Omaha, they wonder if their luck might be changing.

At first it seems like easy money, but within a few hours the man is dead. 

Now, forced off the road by a blizzard and trapped in a run-down motel on the side of a deserted highway, Nate and Sara begin to uncover the man’s secrets. Who he was, how he died, and most importantly, why he was carrying two million dollars in his suitcase.

Before they know it, Nate and Sara are fighting for their lives, and in the end, each has to decide just how far they are willing to go to survive.

The Cold Kiss is an everyman psychological thriller that pits a young couple against moral corruption, greed, betrayal, and love. More simply, for two characters who may have used up all their chances, it’s the classic final trip down the dark tunnel that might lead to heaven, but drags them through hell.  This is A Simple Plan meets The Getaway, with a pulse-pounding plot and a twist ending.  John Rector is name that all thriller fans will come to know and love for years to come.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780765326430
  • Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
  • Publication date: 7/6/2010
  • Edition description: First Edition
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 5.84 (w) x 8.62 (h) x 1.05 (d)

Meet the Author

John Rector

John Rector is a prize-winning short story writer and Colorado native currently living in Omaha, Nebraska.  The Cold Kiss is his first published novel. 

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2011

    Great Book

    This was a fast read, Finished it the same day i bought it.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 20, 2010

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    A Good Book

    I finished in 2 days. Good book that kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next.

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  • Posted August 9, 2010

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    Fear never travels alone...

    Money is the root of all evil...

    "The Cold Kiss" is one of those very rare finds, a great novel that jumps off the shelf at you when your at the store to buy something else, the kind of novel that "finds" you. For me it's always nice to find out how great a new author is on my own, starting with their debut!

    Many reviewers and authors will often say that great characters make or break a novel, bad characters with a strong story usually ends in a mild read, whereas great characters can often keep a mediocre story alive. Luckily this novel has great characters, a great story and a fast paced plot that will keep you turning page after page all night long.

    Ask yourself this question "would you give a very ill, but friendly stranger a ride, if he was going your way?" Yes, no?

    Ask yourself another question, "would you give the same very ill, but friendly stranger a ride if he offered you $500?" Yes, no, maybe?

    This is the dilemma that the main characters Nate & Sara face at the beginning of this story. Most people would probably say no to giving a stranger a ride, but everyone's life situation is different. Life is all about choices and every choice has its consequences. As it's often said, one bad decision leads to another.

    The amazing characters, nail biting plot and dark tone are just three reasons why I loved this book. Throw in a meth lab, a few betrayals, double crosses, a hitwoman and a great ending on top of that.

    I highly enjoyed this great debut novel and can fully recommend it to noir fans.

    Enjoy!

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  • Posted July 14, 2010

    A good thriller that keeps your attention

    This was a pretty good book that kept my interest 'till the end. It made me sit back and honestly think about what I might do in the same situation ~ and then think twice!

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  • Posted July 11, 2010

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    exhilarating Noir thriller

    Nate and his pregnant fiancée Sara are driving from Minnesota to Reno, Nevada to get married. . In Nebraska, as snow begins, they pull off the highway into the Red Oak Tavern. There they hear a man coughing badly that reminds Sara of her grandfather who had a similar sounding cough just before he died. Sara sympathizes with the sick person Syl White, who is coughing up blood and has car trouble. She convinces Nate to give Syl a ride, but the man is bellicose towards his Good Samaritan refusing the ride at first. Seeing the snow piling up, Syl changes his mind and gives them five hundred to take him to Omaha.

    A blizzard forces the couple and their ailing passenger to pull over at an isolated motel. Both are stunned and appalled to realize Syl died in their back seat. The engaged couple is even more shocked to find the deceased carried nearly one million dollars. They agree to take the loot, but must dispose of the corpse. The plan is simple toss Syl into the large snow drifts. Neither Nate nor Sara realize how much danger they wrought on to themselves when they chose to take the cash.

    This is an exhilarating Noir thriller as the young lead couple learns life lessons about values such as avariciousness that makes them lose sight of why they offered a ride to Syl in the first place. The story line is fast-paced from the moment a coughing blood Syl tells Nate to tell his do-gooder girlfriend to F off and never slows down until the final roll of the ball kissing the roulette wheel. Fans will enjoy John Rector's fast-paced tale as some nasties go after the innocent lost sheep who have lost their way once dollar signs replaced hearts entirely.

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  • Posted July 26, 2011

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    AWESOME!

    This book is all you need for a great thriller!!! I could not put this down until it was finished. This book doesn't drag and feeds your need for thrill. Highly recommended!

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  • Posted June 26, 2011

    AMAZING!

    This was amung the best books i have ever read! I never felt that it got boring and that it was very dark and misterius throu-out.

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