First published 2008
Deep in the Siberian permafrost, a research station operates in total secrecy. The facility doesn't appear on any official records. Scientists who enter are never permitted to leave. The endless Arctic nights provide perfect cover for whatever experiments take place in the underground complex. One trapped scientist decides he can no longer remain silent about what he has witnessed. He manages to smuggle out a message across the frozen wilderness to the West. His plea reaches the only person capable of infiltrating the impossible facility. This unusual hero must cross the deadly terrain and penetrate the most secure location on earth. The mission demands skills few possess and courage fewer still can summon. What the scientist has discovered inside the station threatens far more than his own life.
Genres: adventure, mystery, thriller, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: impossible-mission, infiltration, whistleblower
Setting: Siberia, Arctic
Period: 20th-century
466 pages · Paperback · Faber & Faber