Origin
Monday, August 10th, 2009
Thriller writer J.A. Konrath, author of the Lt. Jack Daniels series, digs into the vaults and unearths a technohorror tale from the depths of hell…
1906 – Something is discovered by workers digging the Panama Canal. Something dormant. Sinister. Very much alive.
2009 – Project Samhain. A secret underground government installation begun 103 years ago in New Mexico. The best minds in the world have been recruited to study the most amazing discovery in the history of mankind. But the century of peaceful research is about to end.
BECAUSE THE THING JUST WOKE UP.
ORIGIN by J.A. Konrath
All hell is about the break loose. For real.
If Kindle had back jacket copy, it would read:
In reality, Satan is not a handsome gentleman as portrayed by a Hollywood leading man. Viewing him through the Plexiglas, he’s a frightening beast, massively muscled, with hoofs the size of washtubs and the serrated teeth of a carnivore. The demon can be pleasant, even chatty, and delights in showing off his power of resurrecting the dead sheep he dines upon. To some of the staff studying him at the secret government compound, he’s even likable.
That is, until he escapes…
Praise for JA Konrath’s thriller Fuzzy Navel:
“Fuzzy Navel is Konrath at his best – a hilariously heartstopping thriller.” — Linda Fairstein
“This gripping novel is an adrenalin rush.” — Library Journal
“This book moves so fast it was like having the words fired into my head by a machine gun.” — Crimespree
Praise for Afraid (JA Konrath writing as Jack Kilborn):
“AFRAID is a masterpiece of unrelenting horror. And I’m not exaggerating. Masterpiece. It’s the best piece of fiction I’ve read in several years. It simply NEVER lets up.” — James Rollins, author of The Judas Strain
“A bloody, terrifying, hurtling assault across a landscape of non-stop mayhem. A guilty, guilty pleasure.” — F. Paul Wilson, creator of Repairman Jack
“AFRAID is a true page turner, a novel that offers a million mile a minute action and suspense. Definitely, a must have with constant thrills and chills.” — Heather Graham, author of Deadly Gift
Never have I read a novel so gruesome and simultaneously relentless. This book throbs with unmitigated, inexorable. sheer friggin’ TERROR. You’ll probably need a shrink when you’re done.” — Edward Lee, author of Brides of the Impaler
“Fast and ferocious, this is a dangerous thriller that will take a bite out of you. An absolute must read for anyone who loves the adrenaline rush of a shocking story told with style, speed and savage grace.” — Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero