Out of the Ice

By the bestselling author of The Lost Swimmer, a tense, eerie thriller set in the icy reaches of Antarctica

When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station, she begins to uncover more than she could ever imagine.

Despite new life thriving in the icy wilderness, the whaling station is brimming with awful reminders of its bloody, violent past, and Laura is disturbed by evidence of recent human interference. Rules have been broken, and the protected wildlife is behaving strangely.

On a diving expedition, Laura is separated from her colleague. She emerges into an ice cave where, through the blue shadows, she is shocked to see an anguished figure, crying for help.

But in this freezing, lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere, and Laura begins to sense that her own eyes cannot be trusted. Is her mind playing tricks? Has she been in the ice too long?

Back at base, Laura’s questions about the whaling station go unanswered, blocked by unhelpful scientists, unused to questions from an outsider. And Laura just can’t shake what happened in the ice cave.

Piecing together a past and present of cruelty and vulnerability that can be traced all around the globe, from Norway, to Nantucket, Europe and Antarctica, Laura will stop at nothing to unearth the truth. As she sees the dark side of endeavour and human nature, she also discovers a legacy of love, hope and the meaning of family. If only Laura can find her way...

Out of the ice.

De autorul cel mai bine vandut al Inotatorului pierdut, un thriller tensionat, ciudat, situat in zonele inghetate ale Antarcticii Cand Laura Alvarado, om de stiinta in domeniul mediului, este trimisa pe o insula indepartata a Antarcticii pentru a raporta despre o statie de vanatoare de balene abandonata, ea incepe sa descopere mai mult decat si-ar fi putut imagina vreodata .In ciuda unei noi vieti care infloreste in pustia inghetata, statia de vanatoare de balene este plina de amintiri ingrozitoare ale trecutului sau sangeros si violent, iar Laura este deranjata de dovezile interferentei umane recente.