{"product_id":"a-blizzard-of-polar-bears-a-novel-of-suspense-isbn-9780062982117","title":"A Blizzard of Polar Bears: A Novel of Suspense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for\u003cbr\u003eendangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this\u003cbr\u003eaction-packed follow-up to \u003cem\u003eA Solitude of Wolverines\u003c\/em\u003e, “a true stunner of a\u003cbr\u003ethriller debut” (James Rollins) and “a great read” (Nevada Barr).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh off her wolverine study in Montana, wildlife biologist\u003cbr\u003eAlex Carter lands a job studying a threatened population of polar bears in the\u003cbr\u003eCanadian Arctic. Embedded with a small team of Arctic researchers, she tracks\u003cbr\u003ethe majestic bears by air, following them over vast, snowy terrain, spending\u003cbr\u003edays leaning precariously out of a helicopter with a tranquilizer gun, until\u003cbr\u003eshe can get down on the ice to examine them up close. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as her study progresses, and she gathers data on the\u003cbr\u003ehealth of individual bears, things start to go awry. Her helicopter pilot quits\u003cbr\u003eunexpectedly, equipment goes missing, and a late-night intruder breaks into her\u003cbr\u003elab and steals the samples she’s collected. She realizes that someone doesn’t\u003cbr\u003ewant her to complete her study, but Alex is not easily deterred. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eManaging to find a replacement pilot, she returns to the icy\u003cbr\u003eexpanses of Hudson Bay. But the helicopter catches fire in midflight, forcing\u003cbr\u003ethe team to land on a vast sheet of white far from civilization. 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It’s even better than the excellent first book in the series, \u003cem\u003eA Solitude of Wolverines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Clue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] swift-paced and fact-packed outdoors thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFresh Fiction on A Blizzard of Polar Bears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It’s not often that a novel can combine thrilling action with fascinating characters and a setting that is depicted so precisely that we shiver while reading about venturing out onto pack ice in Northern Canada. 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I could not put it down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Terry Shames, author of the award-winning Samuel Craddock series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Looking for a little action with your activism? \u003cem\u003eA Solitude of Wolverines\u003c\/em\u003e delivers in spades. A page-turning read that will definitely leave you guessing. \u003cstrong\u003eAlice Henderson is an author to watch!\u003c\/strong\u003e\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Michael Laurence, author of The Annihilation Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alice Henderson at this point takes what might have been the first animal-activist\/naturalist thriller I can recall and combines chills, thrills, and heart right up through the breathless finale. 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