was written under a pen name before. written in the style of alistair maclean.

scientists up at the north pole, end up getting stranded on a drifting iceberg with no food water or proper heating - includes boat full of russians.

sending to phantomreader42 as part of trade!

Just got this in the mail today, along with Count Zero, in trade for The Robin and the Kestrel. Thanks ffyrestarr!

Originally written under the pseudonym "David Axton." Different from some of Koontz's other books. The story of a group of scientists, working on a plan to avert drought by bringing icebergs to shore, first preparing to blow off a chunk of an iceberg to study how it moves. But a tidal wave breaks off the chunk they're standing on. Now they're stranded, with limited supplies, drifting who knows where, during a storm. The bombs are buried deep, set to explode in twelve hours. And one of them is an insane killer. The question is, which one?

I really enjoyed this passage from the "Note to the reader"

I receive over ten thousand letters a year from readers, and a significant number urge me to reissue more of my early books that have been out of print for some time. Many do more than urge. They make ominous references to voodoo curses and hit contracts placed with guys named Slash. They suggest that it might be a good idea to reissue those books before my face gets rearranged--although I might welcome some rearrangement, especially if it involved more hair. They threaten to kidnap me and force me to watch reruns of The Partridge Family twenty-four hours a day until I go stark raving mad.

If possible, I plan to take this book to Sears (or some other place selling appliances) and release it inside one of the freezers on display. (I'm a rather strange person sometimes)

Books by Dean Koontz:
One Door Away From Heaven (2 ^nd copy) (3^rd copy)
Watchers (2^nd copy) (3^rd copy) (4^th copy)
Strangers
Sole Survivor
Phantoms
By the Light of the Moon
Icebound
Demon Seed
Fear Nothing
The Eyes of Darkness
Strange Highways
False Memory
From the Corner of His Eye
Lightning
Midnight

Authors Recommended by Dean Koontz:
Robert A. Heinlein
John D. MacDonald

Released on Monday, January 12, 2004 at Colonial Mall in Auburn, Alabama USA.

Left in the freezer compartment of a black Maytag side-by-side Refrigerator/Freezer on display at Sears.

it was alright

CAUGHT IN AUBURN AL USA