Cold Burn - (A National Parks Thriller) by A J Landau & Jeff Ayers & Jon Land (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Agent Michael Walker returns when multiple deaths at Glacier Bay National Park are just the first steps in a potential global disaster. National Park Service investigator Michael Walker is battling smugglers stealing priceless artifacts when he's dispatched to Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, where, in the first stage of a potential global disaster, a team of scientists has gone missing. Meanwhile, in Florida's Everglades National Park, FBI special investigator Gina Delgado traces the murder of an environmental science intern back to another U.S. Geological Survey team's ongoing experiments that are decimating the fragile ecosystem. That is before she's dispatched to the scene of a sunken U.S. nuclear submarine, the entire crew of which has inexplicably been killed. The connection between these disparate investigations lies in a deadly prehistoric organism, frozen for thousands of years in the ice until global warming brings it back to life in what could mean the death of all life on Earth. An organism that a rogue billionaire sees as the ultimate fuel source and a Russian strongman views as the ultimate weapon that can shift the global balance of power forever. Against that backdrop, Walker and Delgado find themselves desperately doing battle across multiple fronts against an ancient, unstoppable enemy"--

Book Synopsis

Agent Michael Walker returns when multiple deaths at Glacier Bay National Park are just the first steps in a potential global disaster.

National Park Service investigator Michael Walker is battling smugglers stealing priceless artifacts when he's dispatched to Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, where, in the first stage of a potential global disaster, a team of scientists has gone missing.

Meanwhile, in Florida's Everglades National Park, FBI special investigator Gina Delgado traces the murder of an environmental science intern back to another U.S. Geological Survey team's ongoing experiments that are decimating the fragile ecosystem. That is before she's dispatched to the scene of a sunken U.S. nuclear submarine, the entire crew of which has inexplicably been killed.

The connection between these disparate investigations lies in a deadly prehistoric organism, frozen for thousands of years in the ice until global warming brings it back to life in what could mean the death of all life on Earth. An organism that a rogue billionaire sees as the ultimate fuel source and a Russian strongman views as the ultimate weapon that can shift the global balance of power forever. Against that backdrop, Walker and Delgado find themselves desperately doing battle across multiple fronts against an ancient, unstoppable enemy.

Review Quotes

"A white-knuckled thrill ride driven by a bullet train of a plot, Cold Burn is hands down the best thriller of the year." --L.A. Tribune

"From the very first page, Cold Burn accelerates like a Cybertruck and never slows down. A wild and entertaining ride!" --C.J. Box, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of Three-Inch Teeth

"AJ Landau knows how to keep the pages turning. A gripping read." --Harlan Coben, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of Think Twice

"Brace yourself! Landau is back...and it's even more breakneck than the last!" --firstCLUE

"Action-packed...a high concept worthy of James Bond." --Kirkus Reviews

"An explosive, taut, unputdownable, nail-biting reading experience." --Press-Republican

"Cold Burn is both a fun and frightening ride. If you enjoy Preston & Child, James Rollins, Brad Thor, and a touch of Brad Meltzer, you absolutely will devour this book. The next National Parks thriller cannot come fast enough!" --BookReporter

"Action-packed, page-turning and yet sophisticated... It grabs you by the throat right from the very beginning." --BookTrib

"Immersing us in each of the settings with descriptive and evocative language." --Crime Fiction Review

"An electrifying sequel... not to be missed." --Open Book Society

"A clever whodunit/whydunit that will keep you guessing right to the end." --Globe and Mail

"An exciting, magnetic and original tale." --Book Review Magazine

About the Author

A. J. LANDAU is the pseudonym for two authors, Jon Land, the award-winning, bestselling author and co-author of more than fifty books, and Jeff Ayers, reviewer, former-librarian, and author. Land lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and Jeff Ayers lives in Seattle, Washington.