Thirst

I enjoyed Thirst by L.A. Larkin which is a murder/thriller set in Antarctica "sometime in the future".  A ruthless Chinese businessman plans to use explosives to break a very large chunk off an iceberg which he'll take to China to alleviate the water problem there.  A pair of Australians on patrol stumble on Chinese soldiers.  At the nearby Australian station, the occupants lose all communication.  A maverick scientist, Luke Searle, and another person, the Commander of the station learn what is going on and try to stop it happening.  As you read the story, it is all about the ice and the freezing conditions these characters endure.  The author (Australian, female) has been to Antarctica and learned a lot about it.  I think readers may need to suspend belief sometimes.  I have never been to this continent but I thought some of the scenarios were incredible.  Nevertheless, the reader can stop shivering when they finish the book.  It does gallop along with cliff-hanging chapter endings. 31/2/5