A RUTHLESS ECO-TERRORIST. A WOMAN DETERMINED TO STOP HIM. Chilling Effect explores a world in the not-too-distant future where terrorism is taken to a new level, one with world-ending consequences. "Fiction of the first order!" --Clive Cussler "Fascinating, stupendous, and terrifying." --Douglas Preston Natasha, global climate expert, is one of the few scientists who truly understands the apocalyptic threat that lurks beneath the thawing permafrost in Alaska. But no one will listen. Konrad, world-renowned glaciologist, has extracted an ice core from a dying glacier in Kilimanjaro, Africa, that contains a terrifying clue about our past and also our future. But no one will listen. William, a climatologist ridiculed by the scientific community, carries out frightening acts of ecological terrorism in Greenland and Siberia with global implications, and he now has his sights on Alaska. Rachel, star of the CIA's Global Climate Counterterrorism Unit, has tracked William for months, from the Greenland ice sheet and the Siberian plains to the Alaskan tundra determined to spoil his plans. Journey along with these memorable characters across three continents, as a battle rages in this heart-rending thrill ride whose Chilling Effect will leave you fearful for the future we're leaving to our children. "The opening chapter is mind-bending enough, but it only gets better, with cutting-edge science, vivid characters, and a plot that accelerates to a mind-warping-climax. Highly recommended." --Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of the Pendergast series of novels