This sci-fi horror novel is suspenseful and frightening. The main character, Evan Marshall, a paleoecologist, and his fellow scientists discover an anomaly frozen under the ice in the Arctic Circle. Their original objective, studying global warming, is thrown aside as this bizarre discovery takes precedence. Their sponsor, an unscrupulous and exploitative journalism firm, takes charge of the specimen cutting it from the ice to defrost it in preparation for a live documentary unveiling the find. Characters and egos clash as the find disappears and the film crew suspects theft. The death of an associate producer, originally thought to be caused by a polar bear attack, becomes suspected murder, as he was looking for the lost carcass at the time. This is only the first of a string of mysterious deaths. As tension mounts, the scientists scramble to unravel the mystery, if only to clear their names.
This is a must read for anyone who is a fan of the Preston/Child coauthored novels, or Michael Crichton books.
Reviewed by Sara Woolson, Olive Branch Public Library
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