The Cold One

• Peter Jacobs---A journalist.
• Jerry Washington---An ex-gang member whose girlfriend has been different ever since her near-death experience.
• Julie Moore---Does research on near-death experiences.
• Susan Darly---Jerry's girlfriend.
• Dr. Lawrence Morray---Well-known for his research on near-death experiences.
• Sara Morray---Dr. Lawrence Morray's beautiful wife.
• Govinda Sharma
• Rak
• Matt----Peter's roommate. He has a low IQ.
• Penny Hampton---Physical therapist in first prologue

Basic Info

• Title: The Cold One
• Author: Pike, Christopher
• Tagline: None
• Genre: Horror
• Pages: 394
• Chapters: 38, plus two prologues and an epilogue. Divided into four sections.
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc.
• Copyright: © 1995
• Cover Art: © Joe DeVito
• Dedication: For Tom Doherty

• Setting: Los Angeles and India
• Point of View: Third person
• Protagonist: Peter Jacobs
• Other POV Characters: Penny Hampton, The Cold One, Jerry Washington, Julie Moore and Govinda.
• Opening lines: "There are logical reasons. There are strange coincidences."
• Key Phrases: Murder, evil spirit, LAPD, orphan, sex, museum, street gangs, guns, near-death experience, Hinduism, incest, twins
• My Rating*: So far it's a 3.

  * Ratings are out of five stars.

Back Cover Summary

In The Cold One, Christopher Pike creates a villain whose soft touch can wither a person's soul, whose great beauty conceals a black heart, and whose breath carries death in every exhalation. An emotionless being of great and ancient evil, the Cold One exists only to destroy mankind.

(from the back cover of The Cold One copyright © 1995)

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