Synopses & Reviews
What is really at stake with global warming? The Arctic ice caps are breaking up. Europe and the East Coast of the Unites States brace for a tidal wave. Meanwhile, former French intelligence officer John Spencer Larivière, his karate-trained, steamy Eurasian partner, Victoire, and their computer-genius sidekick, Luc, pick up an ordinary freelance assignment that quickly leads them into the heart of an international conspiracy. Off the coast of Greenland, a ship belonging to the French geological research firm Terre Noire is in serious trouble. The murder of an important scientist jeopardizes evacuation. On land another killer is roaming the icy peaks after researchers, while a huge crevasse splits Greenland apart. In the glacial silence of the great north, a merciless war is being waged. Global warming and subsequent natural disasters hide international rivalries over discoveries that will change the future of humanity.
Review
""Bernard Besson takes the eco-thriller to a whole new level in his spectacular novel. Masterfully paced and wondrously prescient, here is a cautionary tale where colorful characters battle both man and nature to save the planet from a combination of the two. Equal parts Clive Cussler and Michael Crichton,
The Greenland Breach is a terrific story that charges out of the gate and speeds in relentless fashion to a wholly satisfying finish."" --Jon Land, bestselling author of
Strong Rain Falling
""This book is rather like one of these slightly more upmarket chocolates. It has a thick outer layer and something completely different as a filling. As to the wrapping, its always interesting to watch the wheel turn…The Greenland Breach is a novel of considerable flair and panache which starts with a major environmental event and then skillfully switches focus to the ravages of human greed as plots are laid and manipulations executed (in every sense of the word). With this combination of flavors, the novel hits the sweet spot of enjoyment."" --Thinking about Books
""Original and harrowing."" -Cosmopolitan
""Billed as a “Cli-fi thriller,” this is cousin to thoughtful works such as Buckells Arctic Rising, but the narratives tone and tendency toward grand spectacle resembles more lurid thrillers like The Day After Tomorrow.. Besson constructs a complex plot and confidently portrays the grandiosity as it unfolds."" Publishers Weekly
""Buckle up tightly, you are in for a roller coaster of an exciting read."" -Finding Time to Write blog
""Everything about The Greenland Breach is on a grand scale--global powers playing with global stakes, quite literally... A thrilling scenario of potential disaster on the grandest scale, modern escapist fiction that entertains while cautioning readers."" -Book Lover Book Reviews
""This is a remarkable book that is fascinating, frightening, instructive and fun all at once."" -Inter-Ligère
""Suspense is omnipresent from beginning to end. The story navigates between climate change, subsequent natural disasters, corporate rivalries, murder, espionage, mysteries and love. Besson progressively weaves a web that entraps the readers. Each page make you want to turn the following one quicker to find out what happens next."" -Culture et Plaisir par la lecture
Review
"A powerful, fast-paced, superbly written eco-thriller which will thoroughly entertain. I couldn't put it down." --5-star Netgalley review
"A fast paced adventure of political and industrial intrigue set against global warming. The author creates detailed images of Greenland as the icecaps melt." --5-star Netgalley review
"An edge-of-your-seat thriller that keeps the reader guessing combines with a terrifying look at a world (possibly) just around the corner. While ice sheets falling into the sea creating tidal waves is something we've all heard about as a result of global warming, the threat from methane gas released from under the permafrost is unfamiliar - and frightening. The close-up look at Greenland and the dangers facing the Inuit culture are enlightening. It's especially great to see this global crisis from a standpoint different from that portrayed by the American media. The French protagonists are well fleshed out and I hope to encounter them in a future novel." --5-star Netgalley Review
About the Author
""Today, one of the key battlegrounds is business, and both countries and multinational corporations are fighting for key strategic knowledge they hope to be the first to use. In my novel
The Greenland Breach, my heroes are little-known actors in this economic war for the future. Those with the best information will win the battle. The blood splattered on the ice sheets of Greenland belongs to shadow fighters, mercenaries in battles we dont learn about on the evening news."" --Bernard Besson
Translator's comments: “Im a thriller addict. This is one I couldnt put down. Its stylish and fast-paced, with beautifully orchestrated action- ike a sophisticated manga-and its written by a man who knows exactly what hes doing. Bernard Besson worked at the top in French intelligence and with the police; he knows the milieu, hes very convincing. And his tale of environmental catastrophe feels truly timely. The images of the collapse of Greenland as the icecap melts are stunning and stay with you, every bit as much as the finely-tuned intrigue of industrial espionage. Theyre up there, wreaking havoc!” --Julie Rose