Provocative, sobering and potentially prescient, Cold Burn is a compelling combination of thrilling action, Native American culture, and climate science. A.J. Landau (pseudonym for the writing team of Jon Land and Jeff Ayers), delivers a thought-provoking and heart-pounding novel that exercises your mind and your nerves in equal measure.
Theft of Native American artifacts. Suspicious deaths in the Everglades and Alaska. The mysterious deaths of a submarine crew. A billionaire with designs on getting to Mars. A Russian general with grandiose plans. It’s all connected, and only National Park Service ISB special agent Michael Walker and FBI special investigator Gina Delgado can put the pieces together and stop catastrophic events that would reshape the world…and possible end life on Earth as we know it.
On its own, the murder and theft investigations and military action storylines would hold their own against any traditional thriller. However, Cold Burn differentiates itself by interweaving those elements in a bigger story about humanity’s connection to nature and how ambitious pursuits that don’t consider the consequences can kick off an irreversible chain of events that could have dire long-term consequences. And adding in the juxtaposition of modern military operations and aerospace pursuits versus indigenous worldviews and sacred relationships with the land, result in a book that carves out its own unique, intriguing niche in the genre.
This is the book for readers looking for something more than just a thriller. It’s pensive, spiritual, scientific and suspenseful. An exciting and frightening adventure that you’ll hope isn’t a glimpse into our future.
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