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    Out of the Ice

    By Ann Turner

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    ***FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LOST SWIMMER, now in development as a film***
    'A taut and tightly wound page-turner' Marie Claire

    When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station, she begins to uncover more than she could ever imagine.

    On a diving expedition, Laura emerges into an ice cave where she is shocked to see an anguished figure, crying for help. But in this freezing, lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere, and Laura wonders if her own eyes can be trusted. Has she been in the ice too long?

    Piecing together a past and present of cruelty and vulnerability that can be traced around the world, from Norway, to Nantucket, Europe and Antarctica, Laura will stop at nothing to unearth the truth. As she comes face to face with the dark side of human progress, she also discovers a legacy of love, hope and the meaning of family. If only Laura can now find her way out of the ice ...

    Out of the Ice delivers compelling psychological drama for fans of Ruth Ware and Rosamund Lupton.
     
    Praise for The Lost Swimmer, now being developed as a film:
    ‘Ann Turner has produced a vivid, suspenseful thriller that should appeal to those with a taste for armchair travel’ Sydney Morning Herald
    ‘We had pins and needles trying to unravel the truth throughout Turner’s crisply written, cleverly plotted tale of deceit’ iBooks Editor
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateOct 19, 2017
    ISBN9781471155468
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    • 4/5
      Australians have a long connection with Antarctica and a mystery novel set there is very attractive.Highly reputed marine biologist Laura Alvarado is an expert on the Environmental Impact of humans on Antarctic wildlife particularly on penguins, whales and dolphins. She is in Antarctica currently on an unusually long 18 month contract.She is requested is to go to the old Norwegian whaling station at Fredelighavn, currently the subject of an Exclusion Order, to assess whether it should be opened for tourism. The station has been closed since 1957 and reports are that many of the formerly endangered species, whales and penguins etc., are flourishing. Laura is to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment. There is a British base nearby called Alliance on South Georgia Island. She will be given assistance at Alliance and will travel to Fredelighavn on a daily basis.Laura is surprised at the level of non-cooperation she meets among the scientists at Alliance but puts it down to the top secret nature of their research.I thought the parts of the plot set at Alliance and Fredlighavn were very well done with good character development and a rising level of suspense. The story of the Norwegian whalers who set up the village at Fredelighavn was interesting. I was less than comfortable when the plot took an extravagant direction and tracked paedophilia across the globe.Having said that, I think the plot would make a stunning film, thought-provoking on many levels.
    • 3/5
      Out of the Ice by Australian author Ann Turner is set on a remote Antarctic Island and is a great book to read in winter huddled under the covers.Laura Alvarado is an environmental scientist sent to make a detailed report on an abandoned whaling station where not all is as it seems.The wildlife in this region of antarctica (whales, penguins and seals), the isolation and the freezing cold elements form a great backdrop to the novel and are well-written. The scenes that take place in the creepy and abandoned town of Fredelighavn were the highlight of the book for me, and successfully conveyed the horrors of the whaling industry and echoes of the past.The male dominated environment of the nearby British station was captured well although I never really warmed to Laura and some of her decisions were frustrating.Out of the Ice is being promoted as a tense and eerie thriller but I have to disagree with this categorisation. I found it to be an eerie slow burn until the last quarter of the book, when it takes a sudden turn and becomes a fast-paced crime novel. The ending was too neat and tidy for my liking and the romance unbelievable. One thing I will take away after reading Out of the Ice is a desire to visit Nantucket.* Copy courtesy of Simon & Schuster *
    • 3/5
      An interesting mystery that takes place almost entirely in the Antarctic treaty zone. A researcher is sent to evaluate a long-deserted whaling town which for many decades has been off limits to all humans because of the extraordinary breeding colonies thriving there. There is interest in opening the town to tourists, and Laura is meant to report back on her assessment of what that would do to local animal populations. She is to be based about 12 miles away at separate research facility, but on her arrival the community reacts to her suspiciously and threateningly, and her drink is spiked her first night there. With no idea what's going on, Laura proceeds to make daily trips to the whaling station, photographing and taking notes. What she finds both disturbs her (the animals' reactions to her presence are unusually aggressive) and intrigued by the houses, many of which look like the inhabitants just left. And then even more strange things start happening, such as a young boy appearing behind a wall of ice when she explores an underwater cavern.The descriptions of the ice are wonderful. The content about how whaling was done is not wonderful, but probably accurate. The secret of what's going on is nasty, and some of it highly unlikely (for Antarctica). But, definitely worth a look, especially if you like mysteries set in extreme environments.