Polar Quest

Polar Quest
Tom Grace

In a twisting, fast-moving adventure, ex-Navy Seal Nolan Kilkenny finds himself on a dangerous mission where he must recover a priceless artifact of human existence. The key to all life has suddenly become worth killing for…Deep in the frozen wasteland of Antarctica, a remote NASA research lab rests atop a two-mile thick glacier, covering a vast underground water resevoir. But the true discovery isn’t the lake buried in ice - it’s what has been found within its boundaries. Something amazing. Something alive. And it may hold the answers to existence itself.When the lab is attacked and its scientists murdered, Nolan Kilkenny realises that there is more than science at stake - there’s power, money, and what may be another step in evolution. Racing around the globe, Kilkenny must stop the machinations of a diabolical adversary and recover a priceless artifact of human existence - or die trying…

TOM GRACE

Polar Quest

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published in the U.S.A as Twisted Web by Pocket Books, New York, NY, 2003

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Ebook Edition © OCTOBER 2010 ISBN: 9780007420216

Version: 2018-07-09

To Robert Hopps, who shared with me a daughter and a lifetime of interesting stories

To Craig Hopps, who lived a full life in far too brief a time

Contents

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1 JANUARY 22 Tucson, Arizona (#ud534f308-ca43-596d-922f-554ffbc770b0)

2 JANUARY 24 LV Research Station, Antarctica (#udf552f37-5f53-514e-8a3e-51bfff19be08)

3 JANUARY 25 Ann Arbor, Michigan (#uf98360d0-6211-51a5-a9dd-8ab01f3f35d5)

4 JANUARY 30 LV Research Station, Antarctica (#ud20e97e4-3c0b-5503-a023-5248cd6e4a8b)

5 JANUARY 31 Skier-98 (#u0cc55849-e706-56f9-8968-691915892730)

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10 FEBRUARY 1 Rio Gallegos, Argentina (#litres_trial_promo)

11 FEBRUARY 2 Lake Vostok, Antarctica (#litres_trial_promo)

12 FEBRUARY 2 Tucson, Arizona (#litres_trial_promo)

13 FEBRUARY 8 New York City (#litres_trial_promo)

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15 FEBRUARY 14, 11:30 PM Ann Arbor, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

16 FEBRUARY 15, 1:20 AM Ann Arbor, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

17 FEBRUARY 15, 6:45 AM Ann Arbor, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

18 FEBRUARY 15, 1:45 PM Ypsilanti, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

19 FEBRUARY 17 LV Station, Antarctica (#litres_trial_promo)

20 FEBRUARY 18, 9:00 AM Ann Arbor, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

21 FEBRUARY 18, 9:25 AM Langley, Virginia (#litres_trial_promo)

22 FEBRUARY 18, 5:35 PM Livonia, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

23 FEBRUARY 22 Langley, Virginia (#litres_trial_promo)

24 FEBRUARY 24 Christchurch, New Zealand (#litres_trial_promo)

25 FEBRUARY 27 Ann Arbor, Michigan (#litres_trial_promo)

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