Absolute Zero Cool by Declan Burke

In this darkly comedic and metafictional thriller, a crime novelist finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game when a character from his own book comes to life and demands a rewrite of his story. The character, a hospital porter with a penchant for chaos, plans to blow up the hospital to save his comatose girlfriend from a fate worse than death. As the lines between fiction and reality blur, the author must navigate a labyrinth of moral dilemmas, existential musings, and unexpected twists, all while questioning the nature of storytelling and the power of creation.

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