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Cold: A Novel

Drew Hayden Taylor
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Cold: A Novel

Drew Hayden Taylor
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Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 12 reviews.

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Another great read from a great Indigenous icon.

"Characters, setting and plot so real and vivid. Loved Drew’s harmonizing of cultures and bringing them together so naturally in a truly Canadiana fiction. This is a great read and adventure filled with humour and seriousness something Drew is so good at."

— Deborah P. (5/5)

Worth reading!

"A most enjoyable, very Canadian book with lots of tension, humour and good character development. I would definitely recommend it and seek out another of Hayden’s books."

— Joyce (4/5)

Brilliant Canadian thriller!

"This was a unique story that kept me reading far into the night. It was a thriller, a mystery, a police procedural, a character story that morphed into a tale of menace and gruesome horror. It brings creatures from traditional indigenous folklore into the modern world, making their presence chilling and believable. There are touches of humour. The cover is eye-catching. Whenever I felt I knew where it was heading and had figured out the solution to the mystery, I was not even close. The author, Drew Hayden Taylor, is an Ojibway from Curve Lake First Nations, Ontario. He expands the boundaries of what is considered indigenous literature. He writes that it usually focuses on historical or victim themes and the resulting post-contact stress disorders. The book opens with a plane crash in the cold, desolate wilderness of the Canadian North. A young Cree boy, returning home from a hospital is killed in the accident. Fabiola is a beautiful, fashionable black woman who is a journalist. She lost her family at sea when they were refugees from a Caribbean nation. She and the native female pilot are the lone survivors. With little hope of rescue, their survival is doubtful. What happens? The story quickly veers off in a surprising and unexpected direction. We now meet several characters a year later in Toronto. The new characters seem to lack connection with the plane crash story and each other. The narrative becomes a compelling character study reflecting race and displacement and a gory murder mystery that escalates to a ghastly horror story. Elmore Trent is a popular professor who attended a residential school for native children and lost his parents in a fire. He teaches indigenous literature and folklore and is happy in that role. His wife, Sarah, is a white real estate agent who resents what she believes is Trent's lack of drive and ambition. He keeps a rundown family cabin in the north, and his wife is pressing him to sell it. Their marriage is heading toward divorce. He has been having an affair with Kate, a young, bright Cree student who is also his teacher's aide. He loves both women. Paul North's life consists of his obsession with hockey. He plays in the Indigenous Hockey League. He was once their brightest star but is a decade older than his teammates and is slowing down. He worries about being cut from the team. With little education or other training, he feels unprepared for any different role in life. These two men would unlikely know each other except under extraordinary circumstances and a growing feeling of menace. Two women have been murdered and dismembered in Toronto. Clues and circumstantial evidence have led Detective Ruby Birch to question both Trent and Paul. They have little in common but must band together to clear any suspicion pointing to them and discover who is committing the deranged murders. Detective Birch has learned that similar murders are occurring in cities across Canada. Meanwhile, Fabiola has written a book describing her version of events following the plane crash. She is travelling on book tours to promote her story. There is a deadly, pulse-pounding confrontation at the hockey arena. Trent and Paul team up with an unexpected third person who fears the killer is stalking them. This is a twisty plot, and I doubt if any will predict its conclusion. Put aside any sense of disbelief!"

— Liz917 (5/5)

4 1/2 stars but no halves . . . good, worth reading!

"Quite a good take on the Wendigo myth, enjoyable for sure. First third takes a bit setting up all the different characters, but as they are drawn together, different intersecting storylines, it starts to pick up. Towards the end, not so much a surprise, though was limited in the who, but at same time still a bit of surprise. not quite as good as Motorcycles, but still good. A few parts could critique, though a good read, enjoyable read, and worth it for sure"

— Cameron (4/5)

Slow to start, then couldn't put it down .

"It took a while to get into the book, but once I was hooked, I couldn't put the book down."

— Tara (4/5)

A Little Predictable, But Certainly Fun to Read

"Another fun and playfully suspenseful tale by Drew Hayden Taylor with an almost-predictable twist near the end. Still enjoyable, though. Taylor does a splendid job of keeping the story going, and I managed to finish it within a day because I kept wanting to read more of the story."

— Jared W. (4/5)

A fascinating read!!!

"I enjoyed this new book by Drew Hayden-Taylor. Starts out to be a very good mystery then changes into an intense horror story! Couldn’t put it down…took me 2 days to read…. . one of the fasted reads I have ever accomplished…. just had to find out “who done it”. Indigenous myth and legend were woven in…making it quite a fascinating read! I now have another if his books on my “to buy” list."

— LHope (5/5)

Great Indigenous Mystery

"This was my first Drew Hayden Taylor book and it did not disappoint. I'm not a horror fan, but this was so much more than that. Indigenous history, mystery, hockey all come into play. I loved it!"

— MargotHare (5/5)

The title COLD is fabulous as the title for this novel.

"Drew hayden taylor latest novel COLD has you in it's grip from the first chapter to the last, I enjoyed the ending, keeps you wandering."

— Theresa (4/5)

Great Read!

"Engaging book written by someone who knows how to write books, and plays about life experiences and never fails to inject humor as well, not to be missed!"

— Nitro (5/5)

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  • Date de publication : Jan 09, 2024
  • Langue : anglais
  • Nombre de pages : 368
  • Éditeur : McClelland & Stewart
  • ISBN : 9780771002892
  • Dimensions : 5.55" W x 0.98" L x 8.25" H
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"Cold is an absolutely enthralling novel from a legendary writer and storyteller. Drew Hayden Taylor is a master of genuinely capturing contemporary Indigenous realities in fiction, making the vibrant characters in this exceptional story relatable and real. Cold is creepy and funny, smart and lively, and overall a strikingly dynamic book that will keep readers on edge from start to finish."
—Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves

"The myth of the Wendigo has shaped narratives from Pet Semetary to Shadow Country to The Hunger—but never in my reading has it been so cleverly and relevantly employed as it is in Drew Hayden Taylor's serpentine and haunting new novel, Cold."
—Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and Little Heaven
DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR has done many things, most of which he is proud of.  An Ojibway from the Curve Lake First Nations in Ontario, he has worn many hats in his career, from performing stand-up comedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., to being Artistic Director of Canada’s premiere Native theatre company, Native Earth Performing Arts.  He has been an award-winning playwright (with over 100 productions of his work), a journalist/columnist (appearing regularly in several Canadian newspapers, magazines, and news networks), short story writer, novelist, television scriptwriter, and has worked on over 20 documentaries exploring the Native experience including the popular Searching for Winnetou.  His documentary series on APTN, Going Native, is in its third year.  The author of 34 books, he looks forward to finding out where his imagination will take him next.

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