A Blizzard of Polar Bears
Author(s): Alice Henderson
Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this action-packed follow-up to A Solitude of Wolverines, a true stunner of a thriller debut (James Rollins) and a great read (Nevada Barr).
Fresh off her wolverine study in Montana, wildlife biologist Alex Carter lands a job studying a threatened population of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic. Embedded with a small team of Arctic researchers, she tracks the majestic bears by air, following them over vast, snowy terrain, spending days leaning precariously out of a helicopter with a tranquilizer gun, until she can get down on the ice to examine them up close.
But as her study progresses, and she gathers data on the health of individual bears, things start to go awry. Her helicopter pilot quits unexpectedly, equipment goes missing, and a late-night intruder breaks into her lab and steals the samples shes collected. She realizes that someone doesnt want her to complete her study, but Alex is not easily deterred.
Managing to find a replacement pilot, she returns to the icy expanses of Hudson Bay. But the helicopter catches fire in midflight, forcing the team to land on a vast sheet of white far from civilization. Surviving on the frozen landscape is difficult enough, but as armed assailants close in on snowmobiles, Alex must rely on her skills and tenacity to survive this onslaught and carry out her mission.
Review(s):
What a treat! Alice Henderson has delivered a treasure of a noveland, to readers delight, a promise of more where this came from. Her depiction of the natural world in all its beauty and terror is spot-on. Into this she weaves a cast of characters both original and fascinating, as well as a heroine who does the unbelievable, yet one can believe it. A great read!
With a plot and character arc that leap from the frying pan into the fire,
A Solitude of Wolverines sizzles with action, dripping with the kind of characters and environs that make for a long-lasting series in which readers can really sink their teeth.
A true stunner of a thriller debut...Its so fraught with excitement and wondrous details that it demands to be read in one sitting and savored afterward. Dont miss it.
Its not often that a novel can combine thrilling action with fascinating characters and a setting that is depicted so precisely that we shiver while reading about venturing out onto pack ice in Northern Canada. Alice Henderson accomplishes all that and more in
A Blizzard of Polar Bearsgrippingexquisitely expresseddifficult to put down.
[A] swift-paced and fact-packed outdoors thriller.
A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson is a thriller with a heart, a riveting story of conspiracy, murder, and wilderness survival that will keep you turning the pages. Vivid characters, a pulse-pounding plot, a fascinating wildlife-conservation background, and beautifully realized settings make this an exceptional read. This is the first book in a series about wildlife biologist Alex Carter; I cant wait for the next one.
Henderson manages to marry both suspense and mystery in this book, featuring a classic, suspense-driven fight-and-flight with several overarching mysteries. Its even better than the excellent first book in the series,A Solitude of Wolverines.
The novel is packed with action. Alex is smart, with an impressive knowledge of wildlife as well as guns and self-defense tactics. Its no plot spoiler to say she survives and will be back.
Alice Henderson has proven she is a true master of suspense. A Solitude of Wolverines is not for the faint of heart. It is
a compelling, nail-biting story that kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first page.
I couldnt put it down."
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A Solitude of Wolverines is a rare species indeed:
an edge-of-your-seat thriller that engages not just the adrenaline glands but the heart and soul as well.
With an engaging heroine, an incredible setting and pulse-pounding action, this one is truly a breed apart."
ISBN:9780062982100
