Book info

• Title Zero Cool
• Author Michael Crichton
• Year 1969
• Genre Thriller

For American radiologist Peter Ross, it sounded like the perfect vacation: deliver one study in Spain and then spend the rest of his time on a Mediterranean beach. But he wasn’t planning on meeting Angela Locke, a dark-haired beauty with a big problem—she’s on the run from two warring gangs, each dead set on finding a mysterious artifact, and they’ll kill anyone who stands in their way. It’s a desperate fight for survival across the European continent as Peter and Angela race to uncover a centuries-old secret before they become its next victim.

Thoughts

This took a minute to get into, as a random doctor ends up getting caught in an escalating plot. He, and we, are never really sure what is going on even right to the end. But the twists and turns are always fun to read, and wow the bird attacks at the end were absolutely terrifying. It’s a quick read, and I wouldn’t say it was one of his best, even in this sub-genre of pulp fiction, but always worth a read!

Rating: 3 / 5