The Wind Chill Factor [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Thomas Gifford (Author), Ron Vawter (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 1999

A Reich is born. . .Hitler lost the war. This  the world knows. What the world doesn't know is  that some Nazi survivors view their defeat as a mere  temporary setback. Their plans have long been in  motion. Their key personnel are in place inside  the corporations and capitals of every major  nation. By the end of this century, it will be all  theirs. . . against a man on the edge. John Cooper is  an heir to this evil--an evil he thought he'd  turned his back on. Until now. For the dark legacy  has finally caught up with him, thrusting into his  hands a secret too explosive to be kept as he races  against time a figure from his past, insubstantial  as a whisper, will be revealed to him. And for a  single electrifying moment Cooper's fate, and the  fate of billions, will hang in the terrifying  balance. The Wind Chill Factor is  classic suspense from a superlative  storyteller.


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"Thunders along at breakneck  speed. . .a blistering novel of  suspense."--Hartford Courant.


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A Reich is born. . .Hitler lost the war. This the world knows. What the world doesn't know is that some Nazi survivors view their defeat as a mere temporary setback. Their plans have long been in motion. Their key personnel are in place inside the corporations and capitals of every major nation. By the end of this century, it will be all theirs. . . against a man on the edge. John Cooper is an heir to this evil--an evil he thought he'd turned his back on. Until now. For the dark legacy has finally caught up with him, thrusting into his hands a secret too explosive to be kept as he races against time a figure from his past, insubstantial as a whisper, will be revealed to him. And for a single electrifying moment Cooper's fate, and the fate of billions, will hang in the terrifying balance. The Wind Chill Factor is classic suspense from a superlative storyteller.

"Thunders along at breakneck speed. . .a blistering novel of suspense."--Hartford Courant. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Random House Audio (May 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553701894
• ISBN-13: 978-0553701890
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,835,716 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dont Cry for me Minnesota, February 18, 2002

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TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The wind chill factor (Hardcover)

1972: Drat! We have Nixon AND resurgent Nazi sleeper cells here and around the globe? John Cooper is recently divorced and eking out an AA-assisted writer's existence in Cambridge, MA when he receives a cryptic telegram from his elder brother, who is inexplicably in Buenos Aires:

"URGENT YOU MEET ME COOPER'S FALLS 20 JANUARY. DROP EVERYTHING. FAMILY TREE NEEDS ATTENTION. CHEERS OLD BOY. CYRIL."

So home to the family namesake Cooper's Falls, Mn goes John Cooper. This Ludlum-esque page-turner had me as soon as John Cooper's Lincoln swung northward in Chicago and headed on the long ago familiar Illinois Tollroad trip towards home in Minnesota - with a stop at "one of the Fred Harvey emporiums." Almost run off the road near Madison in a blizzard, John goes home to revisit old family secrets. Then round and round the globe he goes, where it stops only author Thomas Gifford knows. I was up all night following the intrigue!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complex and involving, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wind Chill Factor (Paperback)

The Wind Chill Factor isn't necessarily an easy book to read. The plot is complex and if you don't keep up with the different twists, it would be easy to get lost in the details. However, this is absolutely one of the most richly written books I've ever read. The sensations the lead character experience become the reader's sensations; his thoughts, your thoughts. Once you commit your energy to the story, you'll be hard pressed to put the book down until you are finished.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This would make a great movie!, June 28, 2009

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Alex G. Sundberg "Rural 2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wind Chill Factor (Paperback)

I can't believe anyone could not like this book. It grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go. I'm sorry the author has never been able to follow up.I'm going to buy it and read it again.