Snowblind - by Christopher Golden (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The small New England town of Coventry had weathered a thousand blizzards . . . but never one like this. Icy figures danced in the wind and gazed through children's windows with soul-chilling eyes. People wandered into the whiteout and were never seen again. Families were torn apart, and the town would never be the same.

Now, as a new storm approaches twelve years later, the folks of Coventry are haunted by the memories of that dreadful blizzard and those who were lost in the snow. Photographer Jake Schapiro mourns his little brother, Isaac, even as---tonight---another little boy is missing. Mechanic and part-time thief Doug Manning's life has been forever scarred by the mysterious death of his wife, Cherie, and now he's starting over with another woman and more ambitious crimes. Police detective Joe Keenan has never been the same since that night, when he failed to save the life of a young boy . . . and the boy's father vanished in the storm only feet away. And all the way on the other side of the country, Miri Ristani receives a phone call . . . from a man who died twelve years ago.

As old ghosts trickle back, this new storm will prove to be even more terrifying than the last.

Review Quotes

"Instantly involving and deeply scary. It will bring a blizzard to your bones (and your heart) even in the middle of July. Throw away all those old 'it was a dark and stormy night' novels; this one is the real deal. And watch out for that last page. It's a killer." --Stephen King

"A breathless [read]...Great fodder for a dark and snowy night." --Booklist

"Golden's Snowblind is an ethereal and nightmarish contemporary fairy tale. By turns horrific, moving, and ultimately redemptive, it's a hell of a ride." --David S. Goyer, screenwriter, The Man of Steel and (story) The Dark Knight Rises

"A ghost-house thrill-ride in the shape of a snowstorm, within the confines of a book. A great read for a winter night, or any night." --John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of Let the Right One In

"Horror with heart, Snowblind reminded me of classic Dean Koontz--the world is our own, the characters as knowable as our closest friends, but their adventures something altogether different, and altogether compelling. Christopher Golden writes with grace and beauty even while putting a chill to your spine. Read this and you'll never again peer through windswept snow without wondering what's behind it, I promise you." --Michael Koryta

"Working in an ensemble mode that may remind readers of classics like King's Salem's Lot and Straub's Floating Dragon, Christopher Golden's new novel is a real cannonball--fast-paced, suspenseful, and intense." --Dan Chaon, National Book Award-nominated author of Stay Awake

"With Snowblind, Christopher Golden brings serious chills to small town America. This is why people should lock their doors at night. Superb!" --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Extinction Machine and Fire & Ash

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world.