Polar Vortex: A Novel

Polar Vortex: A Novel

<div><i>Lost</i> meets <i>DaVinci Code</i> in the new thriller from Matthew Mather, worldwide bestseller over a MILLION COPIES SOLD<b>,</b> translations in 24 languages and film development by 20th Century Fox.</div><div><b></b></div><div><br /><b>A flight disappears over the North Pole. No distress calls. Vanished into thin air.</b><br /><br />Mitch Matthews is a writer struggling to make ends meet when his wife's brother Josh offers them a first-class seat on a flight from Hong Kong to New York. When his wife needs to stay behind, it becomes an opportunity for some quality time with his five-year-old Lilly.<br /><br />At check-in, they run into a strange Norwegian arguing with a huge Russian. A mysterious redhead is guarding a package in the business lounge. But everything is fine, until...<br /><br /><b>Within hours of Allied Airlines 695 disappearing</b>, a massive international search is launched. Aircraft and ships are dispatched from Russia, China, America, Canada, and Norway. As tensions rise, the world edges to the brink of apocalyptic war.<br /><br />In an area overflown by dozens of satellites from as many nations, ringed by radar and missile installations dating from the Cold War...How can a modern airliner simply <i>vanish in one of the most heavily monitored places on Earth?</i> </div><div><i></i></div><div><br /><b>FROM THE BACK COVER</b></div><div><b></b></div><div><br />A tale of apocalyptic survival in a mysterious frozen world on the brink of destruction--the incredibly realistic story of one family's struggle against the odds. New from million-copy Amazon bestseller Matthew Mather.</div>