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Chill of Fear
by Kay Hooper
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Bantam (2006-06-27)
ISBN: 0553585991
EAN: 9780553585995
Dewey Decimal #: 813.54
Binding/Media: Mass Market Paperback - 368 pages
Release Date: 2006-06-27
SKU: 009191
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Clean no writing, firm binding, light handling wear only. All items ship from a smoke-free home.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper turns up the heat even as she chills readers to the bone with a new suspense novel that distills the essence of fear itself. In this relentless thriller, two psychics put more than their lives on the line to stop a killer darker and more evil than they could ever imagine. . . .
FBI agent Quentin Hayes always knew he had an unusual talent, even before he was recruited by Noah Bishop for the controversial Special Crimes Unit. But, as gifted as he is, for twenty years he’s been haunted by a heartbreaking unsolved murder that took place at The Lodge, a secluded Victorian-era resort in Tennessee. Now he’s returned one final time, determined to put the mystery to rest.
Diana Brisco has come there hoping to unlock the mystery of her troubled past. Instead, she is assailed by nightmares and the vision of a child who vanished from The Lodge years ago. And an FBI agent is trying to convince her that she isn’t crazy but that she has a rare gift, a gift that could catch a killer.
Quentin knows that this is his last chance to solve a case that has become a dangerous obsession. But can he persuade Diana to help him, knowing what it could cost her? For something cold and dark and pure evil is stalking the grounds of The Lodge. Something Diana may not survive. Something Quentin never felt before: the chill of fear.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Customer Reviews
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Like pulling teeth....
Rating  (1)
Date: 2009-09-17
...this was an extremely tedious read with characters that were dull & one dimensional. The dialog is abysmal - people don't usually speak in such convoluted sentences. I literally had to force myself to complete the book. It really amazes (& disappoints) me how this even got to be a "New York Times Bestseller" at all!
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Doesn't fully nail either the suspense or romance genres
Rating  (2)
Date: 2009-05-16
Interesting and original, but I would have liked to see more of the supposedly romantic development between Diana and Quentin. Also, because so much of the "suspense" part of the story was background info. and previous incidents, it just didn't give me the same sense of urgency as a suspense novel should. Not bad, but not really good either.
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Classic Hooper!
Rating  (3)
Date: 2009-04-15
Quentin Hayes, a member of the secretive and highly controversial FBI Special Crimes Unit (SCU) has a mystery to solve (one that has haunted him for years). Still reeling from the death of his childhood friend (Missy), who was murdered while visiting the Lodge (a place that seems to attract psychic forces and has an evil presence) Quentin has tried for years to discover who was responsible for her death and the disappearance of several children in the past. Diana Brisco, drugged and treated as a mental patient for several years, is finally trying alternative methods of treatment (an art class at the Lodge) and feels herself drawn to Quentin, but is reluctant to accept that her problem may be the result of "psychic ability" and not "mental illness". As they work together to solve the mystery of "who or what is alive and well in the lodge", they find themselves battling a force of evil that wishes to destroy them.
If you are a Kay Hooper fan, you will enjoy this paranormal mystery. I wouldn't say it was the best, but I did enjoy the growing relationship between Diana and Quentin and hope to see them in future novels.
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Just OK
Rating (3)
Date: 2009-03-23
By reading the reviews here I thought it might be a better story. I am not a huge paranormal fan . It didnt entice me to want to read any more books in her series.
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Paranormal like it should be!
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-10-08
I had no idea what order these books came in so I just took what was there and dove right in. I remember Kay Hooper from her Romance days, but this was so much better than any of those. Hooper has a great sense of timing in her writing and that makes it easy to keep on going.
I listened to the unbridged audio and found myself so intrigued by the story that I kept sitting in the car in parking lots because I didn't want to stop the flow.
The paranormal aspect of this is so good that it makes your skin crawl. I love that in a creepy book. I also love the way, Hooper can make characters so likeable that you feel as if you know them.
I love the way everything just weaves around together to hold you tight. Loved this book.
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