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Book SynopsisTHE TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
Strange alliances, personal vendettas and Cold War conspiracies build to a bloody climax in the snow' - The Times Thriller of the Month
This is a proper page-turning high-stakes thriller' Crime Time
From the award-winning author of Moskva and Nightfall Berlin, a gripping suspense-filled thriller in the frozen North . . .
Kola Peninsula, 1987. High in the Soviet Arctic, a tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret . . .
When research zoologist Dr Amelia Blackburn ventures north to investigate the ravages of the Chernobyl reactor meltdown, she stumbles on the evidence of another sinister disaster on the Norway-Russia border - one that appears far from innocent. Mother Russia will stop at nothing to prevent this information from being revealed, putting Amelia and her team in grave danger from the moment they leave the site.
When the news reaches London
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PRAISE FOR JACK GRIMWOOD * - *
If you’re missing the Cold War thrillers of le Carré, Jack Grimwood will fill the space in your heart with a thrilling splinter of ice -- VAL MCDERMID
So atmospheric, SO SO GOOD, I recommend EXTREMELY highly -- MARIAN KEYES
This a proper page-turning high stakes thriller * Crime Time *
A fine book . . . for those who enjoy vintage le Carré -- Ian Rankin
Grimwood is a damned fine writer * Independent *
The new le Carré . . . an absolutely brilliant page turner . . . if you love thrillers, Jack Grimwood is a name you need to remember * BBC Radio 2 The Sara Cox Show *
Spring's best thriller * Observer *
A powerful, addictive, twisty tale where no-one can be trusted -- David Young, author of Stasi Child
A compulsive and supremely intelligent thriller from a master stylist
An intriguing thriller * Literary Review *
Mesmerising, surefooted, vividly realised . . . something special in the arena of international thrillers * Daily Telegraph *
Even better than Child 44 . . . A blizzard of exciting set pieces, superbly realized * Daily Telegraph *
An extraordinarily atmospheric and immersive read ... escapism at its best * Good Housekeeping *
So atmospheric, so elegantly written . . . like Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch, or like early le Carré. I really recommend it. I just disappeared into it totally
The thriller of the summer ... Grimwood raises the stakes in this dark, twisty tale * iPaper *
Fact and fiction merge in what they used to call a rip-roaring yarn that is totally credible. Excellent * Sun *
Matches Robert Harris, Joseph Kanon, Ken Follett and John le Carré thrill for thrill * What's On Glasgow *
Top-notch . . . the suspense never wavers * Crimetime *
Highly entertaining . . . The plot is splendidly complicated. Like most good adventure novels set in recognizable history, Grimwood offers readers an enticing "what if?" * Scotsman *
Note-perfect, multi-layered, rugged as a T-34 tank. Grimwood is about to become your new favourite thriller writer -- - * What's On Glasgow *
The writing is elegant, the dialogue razor sharp, the characters drawn economically but effectively, and the action is unrelenting -- - * Crime Time *
The superior spy thriller of the year. Le Carré fans will be delighted -- - * Scotsman *
