A review by mrfrank
Cold Dead Hands by Jeff Strand
4.0
Jeff Strand's COLD DEAD HANDS takes place in a freezer. I'd heard a lot about method acting and I wanted to test if the practice translated to reading. I dropped trousers and went outside into the cold November night with COLD DEAD HANDS tucked under my arm. It was cold. The book, the air, all of it.
Reading a book that takes place in the freezer while freezing your ass off really adds atmosphere. Which is odd because cold air contracts so you would think it would subtract atmosphere. But this is literary atmosphere we are talking about and when you talk about literary atmosphere all the rules go right out the window.
COLD DEAD HANDS is a quick read. Thank goodness because my shriveled up scrotum was really becoming uncomfortable. It's purple now. I finished reading the book (which was really good by the way) and I'm now warming up my COLD DEAD HANDS and shriveled up scrotum.
The read was immersive but I think you'll do just fine reading it in relative warmth. It's just that good. The character really drive the story, a sort of slasher tale served up four ways. The characters didn't even complain too much about the cold until very near the end. I was complaining about the cold much sooner.
COLD DEAD HANDS is a great quick read. If you plan on reading one book naked and exposed to the elements, make it COLD DEAD HANDS. You'll read it quick because it's a real page turner. You can get back inside, warm up and choose your next awesome Jeff Strand book.
Now, I wonder if any of Jeff Strand's books take place in the Caribbean...
Reading a book that takes place in the freezer while freezing your ass off really adds atmosphere. Which is odd because cold air contracts so you would think it would subtract atmosphere. But this is literary atmosphere we are talking about and when you talk about literary atmosphere all the rules go right out the window.
COLD DEAD HANDS is a quick read. Thank goodness because my shriveled up scrotum was really becoming uncomfortable. It's purple now. I finished reading the book (which was really good by the way) and I'm now warming up my COLD DEAD HANDS and shriveled up scrotum.
The read was immersive but I think you'll do just fine reading it in relative warmth. It's just that good. The character really drive the story, a sort of slasher tale served up four ways. The characters didn't even complain too much about the cold until very near the end. I was complaining about the cold much sooner.
COLD DEAD HANDS is a great quick read. If you plan on reading one book naked and exposed to the elements, make it COLD DEAD HANDS. You'll read it quick because it's a real page turner. You can get back inside, warm up and choose your next awesome Jeff Strand book.
Now, I wonder if any of Jeff Strand's books take place in the Caribbean...