Debut Thriller
What if the cure already existed?
When a medical breakthrough threatens powerful interests, progress becomes negotiable.
In medicine, silence can be as dangerous as the truth.
Cold Blood is a high-octane medical and crime thriller set in a world where scientific progress is not driven solely by discovery, but by who stands to gain — and who stands to lose.
When a potential medical breakthrough emerges, saving lives is only part of the equation. As political pressure and corporate interests close in, truth becomes negotiable, silence is rewarded, and the cost of speaking out escalates by the hour.
Grounded in institutional realism yet packed with non-stop, movie-style spectacle, Cold Blood explores the terrifying collision of medicine, money, and fear.
When Jack, a former Australian government agent, has his daughter kidnapped, his path collides with Kelly, a doctor fighting to save her own daughter after a life-altering accident. Forced into a frantic, 48-hour race against time, they must weaponize tactical tradecraft and medical urgency to execute a desperate counter-strike against a global corporate conspiracy.
Engineered with rapid-fire chapters and relentless adrenaline, Cold Blood is a cinematic thriller that refuses to slow down.
About c. h. king
C.H. King is an author of high-octane medical and crime thrillers from regional Victoria, Australia.
Drawing directly from a firsthand background in healthcare and aviation, her writing is uniquely shaped by high-stress, high-consequence environments where decisions are never theoretical and outcomes are immediate. Instead of traditional, slow-burn procedural drama, King channels the intense, ticking-clock pressure of these risk-heavy systems into frantic, movie-style spectacles that refuse to slow down.
Cold Blood is her debut novel.