Zero Cool
1969 novel by Michael Crichton
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| Author | John Lange |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1969 (Signet Books) |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| LC Class | PS3553.R48 |
| Preceded by | A Case of Need |
| Followed by | The Venom Business |
Zero Cool is Michael Crichton's fifth published novel, and the fourth to feature his pseudonym John Lange. It was released in 1969 under the pseudonym of John Lange, and was his fourth Lange book.[1][2]
Plot
An American doctor goes to Spain to present a paper at a conference and take a holiday. He meets a mysterious woman and is asked to perform an autopsy on a member of the underworld. He finds himself in a conspiracy to obtain a jewel.
Re-release
The novel was re-released in 2008 as part of the Hard Case Crime series. For this release, Crichton wrote two short new framing chapters, in addition to doing an overall revision of the text. Hard Case Crime republished the novel under Crichton's name on November 19, 2013.[3][4]
References
- ^ A Listing of New Books New York Times 4 Feb 1969: 36.
- ^ The versatile Crichton Seligson, Marcia. Chicago Tribune 8 June 1969: k6.
- ^ "Hard Case Crime to Publish Early Crichton Thrillers". publishersweekly.com. October 2, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Crichton's pulpy 'John Lange' novels reissued". USAToday.com. November 18, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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Bibliography
- The Andromeda Strain (1969)
- The Terminal Man (1972)
- The Great Train Robbery (1975)
- Eaters of the Dead (1976)
- Congo (1980)
- Sphere (1987)
- Jurassic Park (1990)
- Rising Sun (1992)
- Disclosure (1994)
- The Lost World (1995)
- Airframe (1996)
- Timeline (1999)
- Prey (2002)
- State of Fear (2004)
- Next (2006)
- Pirate Latitudes (2009) *
- Micro (2011) *
- Dragon Teeth (2017) *
- Eruption (2024) *
under pseudonyms
- Odds On (1966)
- Scratch One (1967)
- Easy Go (1968)
- A Case of Need (1968)
- Zero Cool (1969)
- The Venom Business (1969)
- Drug of Choice (1970)
- Dealing: or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1970)
- Grave Descend (1970)
- Binary (1972)
- The Andromeda Evolution (2019)
- Five Patients (1970)
- Jasper Johns (1977)
- Electronic Life (1983)
- Travels (1988)
- Pursuit (1972)
- Westworld (1973)
- Coma (1978)
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
- Looker (1981)
- Runaway (1984)
- Physical Evidence (1989)
- Extreme Close-Up (1973)
- Westworld (1973)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Rising Sun (1993)
- Twister (1996)
- Beyond Westworld (1980)
- ER (1994–2009)
- The Andromeda Strain (1971)
- Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (1972)
- The Carey Treatment (1972)
- Pursuit (1972)
- The Terminal Man (1974)
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Rising Sun (1993)
- Disclosure (1994)
- Congo (1995)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Sphere (1998)
- The 13th Warrior (1999)
- Timeline (2003)
- The Andromeda Strain (2008)
- Amazon (1984)
- Westworld 2000 (1996)
- Timeline (2000)
- Jurassic Park series
- Westworld (1973–present)
- Jurassic Park (1993–present)
- *Released posthumously
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