Fractures in the Ice

About this book

In the unforgiving expanse of an isolated Arctic research outpost, two parallel timelines weave a story of ambition, survival, and the search for identity. In 2024, twenty-one-year-old Eira Nansen arrives at Barentsburg Station as a lowly, asthmatic archivist, desperate to step out from her overbearing family's shadow and prove her worth. While digitizing decades-old records, she discovers encrypted logs belonging to her uncle, Torsten—an underdog supply clerk who vanished without a trace in 1998. As Eira digs into the past, the narrative shifts to Torsten's struggles twenty-six years prior, revealing his accidental discovery of an illegal, environmentally devastating drilling operation. In the present, Eira aligns with Malik, a guarded ice-core driller fighting his own battles for financial independence, who is experiencing mysterious equipment sabotage. Hunted by the modern iteration of the same powerful corporate forces that silenced Torsten, Eira and Malik must learn to trust one another. Navigating treacherous crevasse fields and their own insecurities, they race to unearth Torsten's final hidden evidence, forging their own destinies and bringing a decades-old secret to the light.

Book details

Genres:

New Adult, Thriller, Mystery

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-15

Content rating:

PG-13