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Antarctica Book 1

Thriller. In the most inhospitable environment - cut off from the rest of the world - there's a killer on the loose. A&E doctor Kate North has been knocked out of her orbit by a personal tragedy. So when she's offered the opportunity to be an emergency replacement at the UN research station in Antarctica, she jumps at the chance. The previous doctor, Jean-Luc, died in a tragic accident while out on the ice. The move seems an ideal solution for Kate: no one knows about her past; no one is checking up on her. But as total darkness descends for the winter, she begins to suspect that Jean-Luc's death wasn't accidental at all. And the more questions she asks, the more dangerous it becomes . . .

Antarctica Book 2

Feel-good fiction.Veronica McCreedy is about to have the journey of a lifetime . . .Veronica McCreedy lives in a mansion by the sea. She loves a nice cup of Darjeeling tea whilst watching a good wildlife documentary. And she's never seen without her ruby-red lipstick. Although these days Veronica is rarely seen by anyone because, at 85, her days are spent mostly at home, alone. She can be found either collecting litter from the beach , trying to locate her glasses, or shouting instructions to her assistant, Eileen . Veronica doesn't have family or friends nearby. Not that she knows about, anyway . . . And she has no idea where she's going to leave her considerable wealth when she dies. But today . . . today Veronica is going to make a decision that will change all of this.

Antarctica Book 3

Thriller. In Antarctica, a groundbreaking experiment will change everything. Dr. Laura Reynolds had it all. A job she loved. The respect of her peers. Student debt she was slowly chipping away at. And one day, she lost everything. She saw the wrong thing - a colleague's mistake. And to escape, he framed her. To avoid prison, Laura reluctantly agrees to join a secretive research project in Antarctica, where she hopes to keep practicing medicine and someday get her life back. But soon after arriving, she realizes that things at this advanced facility aren't what they seem. And perhaps something strange is happening in the world outside.

Antarctica Book 4

Non-fiction. A modern classic on exploring and understanding the Antarctic, the most uncharted place on our planet. Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the international temporary residents of the region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions.

Iceland Book 1

Memoir. 2009. A novelist's account of moving to Reykjavik with her husband and two small children, in the year the volcano erupted and in the aftermath of the financial crisis. A capturing of the wildness of the landscape and its unforgiving climate, the difficulties of being a stranger in a country whose language they do not speak and their experiences of a way of life, customs, and history they do not fully understand but learn to appreciate.

2 in stock

Iceland Book 2

Historical fiction. Inspired by true events. 1829. In Northern Iceland a woman is condemned to death for murdering her lover. In that remote community there is no prison, and she must be taken in by a family until the date of her execution. Until then a young priest is tasked with her absolution. Afraid, but duty-bound to comply, the family adjust to her presence, the harshness of the landscape reflected in their day-to-day lives. As the date draws nearer, and winter draws in, all is not quite as it seems.

2 in stock

Iceland Book 3

Crime fiction. A first posting for a young policeman takes him away from Reykjavik and his girlfriend, to the remote village of Siglufjörður in Northern Iceland, a place that is hard to reach, accessible only by tunnel. Viewed as an outsider by a small community where everyone knows everyone, he is told 'not much happens here' and he finds it difficult to adjust and be accepted. But then a woman is found bleeding and barely conscious and an ageing writer falls to his death in a theatre. Cut off from the rest of Iceland by an avalanche he is drawn into the investigation. Are the incidents connected and is there a killer trapped amongst them?

1 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 1

Sweden. For most of the year the town is under a blanket of snow, its isolation meaning that it has been shrinking every year. But now the town is on the verge of revival – a bright new future just around the corner. Until the day it is put in jeopardy by a single brutal act. It divides the town into those who think it should be hushed up and those who’ll risk the future to see justice done. At last it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear.

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 2

Norway. Thriller. A gruesome discovery within the Arctic Circle sees a British intelligence officer in a race to contain a unknown contagion and a devastating bio-weapon.

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 3

Thriller. Somerset. A weekday morning turns into a nightmare situation as a school is taken siege. Teachers and pupils barricade themselves in, and parents are frantic for news as police try to identify and apprehend the perpetrator, their task made more challenging by blizzard conditions.

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 4

Scottish Highlands. Thriller. Old friends gather for New Year in a remote lodge. Events take a sinister turn when a body is found and everyone becomes a suspect. Not an accident. Murder among friends.

1 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 5

Thriller. Nepal. A young journalist gets the scoop of a lifetime when she is invited to join a world-famous climber for a summit attempt. An unexplained theft, suspicious accidents and a sinister message hint at a much bigger story if she can find the courage to stay on the mountain and discover the truth.

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 6

Thriller. An exclusive alpine ski resort and a luxury corporate retreat for a young, hip music app company. Tensions are high as stakeholders and directors are at odds over whether to accept a highly lucrative buyout. One of them goes missing in the snow, an avalanche cuts them off from any contact with the outside world and suddenly it is lives not just money at stake.

4 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 7

Thriller. Swiss Alps. A beautiful hotel cut off by a blizzard. A young woman goes missing at her engagement party. As the other guests find they are unable to leave they start to worry who's next.

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 8

Historical fiction. 1853. Part courtroom drama - part adventure thriller. A dozen women are brought together in a bold and unconventional bid to achieve what others had failed to do. Their mission - to trek into the Arctic and find a lost expedition party. A year later one of them stands trial for murder.

2 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 9

Nepal/Pakistan/Tibet. An extraordinary attempt to summit a record-breaking number of Death Zone peaks in record-breaking time. A book about unswerving self-belief, extraordinary self-confidence and a dogged belief that anything is possible .

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 10

Crime. Shetland. New Year's Day and a local teenager's body is found close to the home of a recluse. The investigation is hampered by its remoteness and icy weather conditions as suspicions surface in the community and tensions rise.

3 in stock

Snowy Settings Book 11

When four friends embark on a boys’ skiing holiday in the Alps, they anticipate a weekend of fun, drinking, and some healthy competition on the slopes. But their trip is cut short when one of them falls to his death. Tom’s widow, Zoe travels to France with her friend, Ivy to collect his body. While Zoe is consumed by grief, Ivy starts to question everything. The slope Tom fell from wasn’t dangerous, and tensions between the group were at breaking point in the days before his death. But if Ivy’s suspicions are correct, Tom was killed by one of his closest friends. And they are still in the chalet…

Snowy Settings Book 12

Thriller. Sarah Collier has been lucky: she's got a glittering scientific career and a husband who loves her more than anything. But now she's showing signs of early Alzheimer's, and the only hope for a cure is in a controversial new technology being unveiled in Switzerland. In Geneva, as events turn dangerous and her memory loss worsens, Sarah has to decide who to trust: the people around her - or, despite her symptoms, herself.

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