The arctic night is endless. The fear is numbing. Screams freeze in the throat. Death arrives in shades of white. And cold-blooded murder seems right at home.
Conducting a strange and urgent experiment on the Arctic icefield, a team of scientists has planted sixty powerful explosive charges that will detonate at midnight. Before they can withdraw to the safety of their base camp, a shattering tidal wave breaks loose the ice on which they are working. Now they are hopelessly marooned on an iceberg during a violent winter storm. The bombs beneath them are buried irretrievably deep . . . and ticking. And they discover that one of them is an assassin with a mission of his own.
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"Icebound by Dean Koontz: Another classic by Dean Koontz. It was the third selection for our book club, and actually it was my pick. A science team is working on a glacier in the Arctic to help stop droughts in the United States by planting bombs along the glacier. During a violent storm, part of the glacier broke off. The team is stuck on the iceberg with all of the bombs, that will be detonating in twelve hours. There's a Russian submarine intercepting their cries for help. Will the Russians help or hinder the team's attempts to get to safety? I had some trouble getting through the first part of the book. There were a lot of primary characters that I had to keep track of. I kept getting a lot of the guys on the team mixed up. And some of the scientific lingo gave me some trouble. But the last hundred pages were heart-pounding, and the last forty pages were incredible! I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. I still love you, Dean!"
— Monica (5 out of 5 stars)
“Jammed with the tensions of imminent disaster. The whole thing unfolds with the timing of a quartz watch.”
— Chicago Tribune" This was an OK thriller; bad enough to be stuck on a polar icecap...no hope of rescue....but to have a psychopathic murderer with you...and a love triangle...too much! "
— Doc-mok, 2/16/2014" I read this one maybe 10 years ago, and I absolutely loved it at the time. I'd like to read it again and see if I find it as suspenseful and enjoyable as I did back then. "
— Kelly, 2/14/2014" Don't know why I didn't finish this, I guess it bored me. "
— Sjon, 2/11/2014" See my full review at birdlashes.livejournal.com! 2/21/08 "
— Letterswitch, 2/10/2014" I got this book on CD and listened to it while doing housework etc. It was a pretty good Koontz book but not one of my favorites. I did appreciate the strong husband wife relationship in this book. That's something Koontz writes well. "
— Natalie, 1/26/2014" Enjoyed this book by Koontz. It was a fast, easy read for me. "
— Lia, 1/25/2014" I found this book chilling (no pun intended) and I felt myself fearing the icy cold hell that is the Arctic. "
— Rebecca, 1/20/2014" I like this story. It had enough action character interest to keep my attention and it was one of his earlier writings so it wasn't so "out there." "
— Cjberg1, 1/2/2014" This one was so trilling, it I could not put it down until I finished it. 2 thumbs way up "
— Denise, 12/12/2013" Good, quick, action-packed read. Not at all scary either which I like! I wish the psychotic killer had been a little better developed. This book would be a good beach read - fun, easy, and survival on the ice in the Arctic! "
— Jodi, 11/22/2013" Not like his other novels, but very good. Couldn't put it down. "
— Missy, 11/8/2013Dean Koontz is the author of many #1 New York Times bestsellers, including suspense thrillers and books for young readers. His books are published in thirty-eight languages, and his worldwide sales top 500 million copies. Several of his books have also been adapted into feature films and television miniseries. He has been hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as “America’s most popular suspense novelist.” For more information, visit his website at www.deankoontz.com.
Jim Frangione is an actor and audiobook narrator who won AudioFile magazine’s 2011 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense for his reading of Philip Carter’s The Altar of Bones and Spencer Quinn’s To Fetch a Thief. He has won numerous Earphones Awards and has been was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His theater credits include the off-Broadway production of Scrambled Eggs and the New York premiere of David Mamet’s plays The Old Neighborhood, Romance, and Oleanna, in which he also performed with the national tour. His film and television appearances include Joy, Transamerica, Spartan, Heist, Brotherhood, The Unit, and Law & Order.