Freeze: A Week with Mr. Hopkins (the Abyss Cover), Kross Ellis

Sometimes the only way to survive is to remember the past...

Twenty-something Anne Roth has struggled through it all: an eating disorder, drug addictions, abusive relationships, and even worse, being the victim of a horrible crime which took place when she was only a child. To Anne, these memories remain nothing more than an unsolved jigsaw puzzle consisting of hellish faces as dark as silhouettes and tiny fragments of violence accompanied by creeping sensations which leave her incapacitated and constrained into a state of medication, and, worse, with murderous impulses.

Over years of diluting the demons of her past and occupying her time with a tedious cubicle job and a neglectful boyfriend, Anne is suddenly thrown back into a life which she had forgotten about many years ago after black-clad intruders break into her house in the middle of the night and attempt to shoot her dead. Not only does Anne barely escape death, but she also acquires a necklace as well as a USB flash drive from the perps before the authorities arrive at the crime scene.

Throughout the night more pursuers emerge, forcing Anne on the run from a much greater threat. With little time to spare and key evidence at her disposal, Anne begins to discover more about her past through the USB flash drive which contains a series of interviews with a blind old man who goes by the name, Mr. Hopkins. As she patiently puts together the pieces of the puzzle, Anne must remember her past in order to survive.

Ellis Kross outdoes himself in the new thriller, Freeze: A Week With Mr. Hopkins, a story about revenge and redemption and most importantly, a young woman seeking human connection in the digital age we now live in.