Cold Zero
A Thriller
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4.6 • 193 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor and USA TODAY bestselling author Ward Larsen, comes a heart-pounding thriller of survival, espionage, and global brinkmanship, where the frozen Arctic becomes the deadliest battlefield on Earth.
A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War III.
Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777—the most advanced jetliner ever built—disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos.
The real storm, however, is still coming.
Hidden inside the wreckage is the prototype for a revolutionary piece of technology that could upend the balance of world power. Now Washington, Moscow, and Beijing are racing to be the first on scene to retrieve it—at any cost.
Trapped in the middle of the world’s most dangerous flash point are CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and former fighter pilot turned first officer, Brett Sharpe. Hunted by enemy forces, they must spirit both the device and its creator across the ice to safety—before rival superpowers turn the Arctic into a war zone.
With the clock ticking and the temperature dropping, the fate of the free world is about to be decided at the top of the globe.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Global superpowers race to recover a new technology that could change the world in this riveting thriller. When a plane crashes in the Arctic with a defecting Chinese scientist on board, the US and China give chase. But Russia also gets a hint of the world-altering secret technology in the scientist’s possession, and it’s up to CIA agent Kasey Sheridan and pilot Brett Sharpe to defuse a geopolitical firestorm. Thriller authors Brad Thor and Ward Larsen tell the breakneck story from the perspective of beleaguered agents from all three superpowers as they track the tech, The Hunt for Red October–style. Each new revelation escalates the threat level, pushing international espionage and diplomacy to the breaking point—and left us breathlessly swiping to the next page well past our bedtimes.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
CIA officers Kasey Sheridan and Walter Ho attempt to shield Chinese physicist Dr. Chen Li and his secret weapon from America's enemies in this excellent standalone from Thor (Edge of Honor) and Larson (Dark Vector). At the outset, Sheridan and Ho are relaxing with Li on an escape plane after smuggling the scientist out of China with a copy of Sky Fire, his game-changing military software. Then Chinese forces hack Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777 as it crosses the Arctic Circle, and the plane crashes on polar ice. As the 10 survivors attempt to stay alive in a freezing storm, the world's superpowers try to locate the wreckage and secure Li's secret weapon: the Chinese send an ice breaker, the Russians a state-of-the-art submarine, and the Americans a fast attack sub. Sheridan teams up with one of her fellow passengers, a former fighter pilot, to save the injured Chen and keep possession of Sky Fire, while Chinese, Russian, and American spies maneuver in the background. Meanwhile, the elements—and a polar bear—close in. Seamlessly fusing aspects of survival fiction and espionage thrillers, Thor and Larson serve up high-caliber suspense that keeps the pages flying. It's pure popcorn.
Customer Reviews
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This novel is an exceptionally engaging read. The narrative unfolds relentlessly, captivating the reader, while the action unfolds at a rapid pace. Brad Thor and Ward Larsen have undoubtedly exceeded expectations with this masterpiece. Set against the backdrop of a high-stakes competition between the United States and China, with Russia involved in a quest to reach the North Pole and retrieve a revolutionary technology, this book is sure to meet expectations. With its concise, Tom Clancy-esque narrative amplified, this novel is an absolute must-read.
Cold Zero
To paraphrase the great Ronald Reagan this was a cracking good yarn.
Cold Zero
Great start to new characters all though it was more about the storyline (great) then building the characters. Edge of seat action against PRC.