Absolute Zero

By Chuck Logan

Book Overview

On one of the coldest nights in Minnesota history, the difference between life and death is literally the blink of an eye for Phil Broker, until recently St. Paul's most successful undercover cop. That blink will convey the urgent warning of a comatose man who knows the dark truth binding Broker to a remarkable cast of characters -- a weary anesthesiologist, a brilliant surgeon, a wealthy novelist, his exwife (a reformed exotic dancer), and her unrepentant pimp. For Broker it all began when he agreed to take three big-city professionals on a canoeing trip across Minnesota's most remote lakes. One of the three is horribly injured in a freak October blizzard, and Broker embarks on a white-knuckle rescue against time and the elements, ending with a writer in a coma and his accountant dead. Suspicious of foul play, Broker follows a twisted trail of manipulation and revenge that leads back to the writer's beautiful wife -- and a ring of men caught in a deadly competition for her affections. Absolute Zero is suspense writing at its finest, a novel whose surprising reversals and unexpectedly nuanced characters secure Chuck Logan's reputation as "one of the best of the . . . thriller breed" and blows the lid off Minnesota's best-kept literary secret.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060185724
• ISBN13: 9780060185725
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

First Logan novel.

This is my frst Chuck Logan novel and I have to say it will not be my last! Starting with a very exciting camping / canoe trip to supposed murder, this haunted ex-cop with a world of problems of his own goes on to win out in the very cold Minnasota winter. Good story telling!

the tape IS thrilling. But, after reading some excerpts . .

The suspense of which characters are going to gang up on which victims, made me forget about time, space and the pain of my broken foot. This is the first Chuck Logan thriller I've read. Abridged audiotape. I'm glad I read the reviews because some of the vivid, descriptive prose in the hardback book has been omitted on the tape.Now that I have read the reviews and seen the list of Logan's books, I have to say:1)I cannot wait for the other books to be put on tape, so I'll read the paperbacks.2)The other reviews sum up the characters and plot better than I can.3)Yes, I did think it was lightweight at first. I said if there are no women on the flip side, I will stop the tape. (women appeared) I am so glad I didn't stop.4)My daughter just returned from the store with pain pills and a Logan paperback. Which sack should I open first?

ANOTHER PHIL BROKER SUCCESS.

Chuck Logan has done it again; Phil Broker has to be one of the most interesting protagonists in American fiction today. Nina has broken his heart, but he "keeps on truckin'" and gets the job done. If you haven't met Phil yet, go back and read them in order. You'll be glad you did.

Forget John Grisham - try Chuck Logan

I have been home recovering from surgery for a few weeks, so I finally had time to read a few books. I have been waiting for a new book from Logan for too long- his new book in the Phil Broker -Nina Pryce series is outstanding. I couldn't put it down (as opposed to The Summons - by Grisham, which was barely worth reading). Logan's books are full of suspense, and he's developed characters who are worth reading about. If you like james Patterson, Logan is better - and less gruesome. This book is worth checking out.

fabulous suspense thriller

Phil Broker spent his years on the St. Paul's police department as a deep undercover cop. When he left the force, he owned and operated a small resort on Lake Superior. He also help his uncle guide hunters near Ely so he doesn't have time to think that his wife took their baby and went back into the Army after her maternity leave was up. Broker wanted her to stay stateside while she wanted him to go to Europe with her to watch the baby. The effect of their separation leaves Phil vulnerable as well as miserable and on edge. When he guided three men into the wilderness to look for moose one became very sick. They were able to get him medical help, but something went wrong and the patient was technically brain dead. Phil believes he sees an awareness in the man's eyes and together they find a way to go after the person who seems to have gotten away with killing an innocent man. Chuck Logan is going to do for suspense thrillers what John Grisham has done for legal thrillers. His prose is crisp, colorful and pointed with not one wasted word. Yet he makes scenes so realistic and colorful that the readers feel that they are mentally watching a video. ABSOLUTE ZERO has so many twists and turns that one never knows from one minute to the next what is going to happen except that this novel is absolutely perfect.Harriet Klausner