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  • Published: 11 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405936729
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $26.00
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Arctic Sun





The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month - a British Agent alone in frozen Russia. A Cold War secret that could echo through history . . .

1987. High in the Soviet Arctic. A tiny village houses an apocalyptic secret…

Investigating the ravages of the Chernobyl meltdown, researcher Amelia Blackburn stumbles on the evidence of another, more sinister disaster. Mother Russia will stop at nothing to keep this secret, plunging Amelia into grave danger.

Major Tom Fox, British Agent must bring her to safety – and find out what really happened in the frozen North. But when his young son is led into dangers of his own in England, three lives are embroiled in the Cold War’s darkest secrets - and a plot that could echo through history…

  • Published: 11 February 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405936729
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $26.00
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