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PolarPol #1
Northern Light
The Icelandic interior, uninhabited, glacial, volcanic, and accessible only in summer, is the last place to be in winter. But after a failed assassination attempt on the world’s leading cybercrime specialist at a conference in Reykjavík, it is the only place left to hide.
When the Icelandic State Police run out of resources, responsibility for hunting the assassins is given to the Polar Task Force, and it is native Icelander Hákon Siggurdsson’s job to lead a team into the interior.
Plagued by political agendas of sovereignty and power, the Polar Task Force, including members chosen from each of the countries located in the Arctic, needs a win to ensure the survival of the unit. The pressure is on, and it is up to Hákon to choose his team, complete the mission, and bring them back alive.
For any other task force, a winter pursuit of well-armed assassins into Iceland’s interior is nothing short of madness.
For Hákon Siggurdsson and his team, it’s a question of survival.
“Northern Light” is the first in the Polar Task Force series of Arctic thrillers.
When the Icelandic State Police run out of resources, responsibility for hunting the assassins is given to the Polar Task Force, and it is native Icelander Hákon Siggurdsson’s job to lead a team into the interior.
Plagued by political agendas of sovereignty and power, the Polar Task Force, including members chosen from each of the countries located in the Arctic, needs a win to ensure the survival of the unit. The pressure is on, and it is up to Hákon to choose his team, complete the mission, and bring them back alive.
For any other task force, a winter pursuit of well-armed assassins into Iceland’s interior is nothing short of madness.
For Hákon Siggurdsson and his team, it’s a question of survival.
“Northern Light” is the first in the Polar Task Force series of Arctic thrillers.
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2018
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October 2, 2022
Fast paced, with pretty modern "western"- like killing stuff,and,although I seriously loved the PolarPol members, I somehow missed the greyness of Maratse's series!
4,5/5
4,5/5
June 21, 2020
We have a new main character in Hákon Sigurđsson from Iceland, with an even worse criminal from England called Byrne who escaped capture in Reykjavik. Hákon is the 2nd in command of the Polarpol a new group of people that are meant to be of use in Arctic communities and a funded for a year by the U.S.A. government and use a U.S. Coast Guard ship, the Logan, as a headquarters. This is one of the longer stories that Christoffer has made. I was in the U.S. Coast Guard for 4 years back in starting in 1969. Served in Turkey, on a Loran station for a year then on to the Great Lakes, never on a Cutter, just search and rescue stations. Sorry to digress, Hákon was made to go out of Iceland because of fighting with his brother-in-law, they were both police officers to Norway where he was recruited into the Polarpol. Next stop was Greenland then back to Iceland where they were to guard an Englishman who was going to squeal at a conference. Many people were killed good guys and bad. Christoffer has action and drama all over the place it's a good read. Hope to see more books like this.
August 20, 2018
Gripping
Yeah, I am going with gripping. Given that this is the first in the series and the first few chapters deal with defining the characters and setting up the concept of Polarpol and so on. It still manages to grip you. The tension and suspense are there from the start. This story has a few things going for it. Firstly, there is Hakon, a perpetual trouble making police officer. Who is given no choice, but to join an international task force. Secondly, there is political intrigue. Then, there is an element of espionage. In this case the good guys might not be all they should. The action is fast. The tension is high. The plot is clever.
Yeah, I am going with gripping. Given that this is the first in the series and the first few chapters deal with defining the characters and setting up the concept of Polarpol and so on. It still manages to grip you. The tension and suspense are there from the start. This story has a few things going for it. Firstly, there is Hakon, a perpetual trouble making police officer. Who is given no choice, but to join an international task force. Secondly, there is political intrigue. Then, there is an element of espionage. In this case the good guys might not be all they should. The action is fast. The tension is high. The plot is clever.
December 1, 2021
Lots of Characters and Threads to Follow
You have to be sharp reading this one as there are a number of teams going in different directions and it gets a bit confusing. I hope some of the things in the book like the cyber threats from cars and rogue SAS operatives are more fiction than fact. Otherwise, that's a bit scary. An exciting tale, as usual, and first of a new series on PolarPol, a multicountry task force meant to troubleshoot in the economic and political football of Arctic future development. Petersen brings to timely attention the issues involved with mineral excavation and other environmental and population exploitations of this fragile region.
You have to be sharp reading this one as there are a number of teams going in different directions and it gets a bit confusing. I hope some of the things in the book like the cyber threats from cars and rogue SAS operatives are more fiction than fact. Otherwise, that's a bit scary. An exciting tale, as usual, and first of a new series on PolarPol, a multicountry task force meant to troubleshoot in the economic and political football of Arctic future development. Petersen brings to timely attention the issues involved with mineral excavation and other environmental and population exploitations of this fragile region.
November 21, 2018
A good read
An excreted, thoroughly enjoyable read. I would highly recommend.
it is good to have a mature lady as the main character
An excreted, thoroughly enjoyable read. I would highly recommend.
it is good to have a mature lady as the main character
March 10, 2019
Scandinavian crime noir
Always great to read a well structured book with great characters. May twists and turns to keep you guessing along the way.
Always great to read a well structured book with great characters. May twists and turns to keep you guessing along the way.
February 7, 2021
Great Read!
Loved the group of characters in this first book of the series. Looking forward to reading book 2 of PolarPol.
Loved the group of characters in this first book of the series. Looking forward to reading book 2 of PolarPol.
March 13, 2020
Christoffer is a genius! His work is extraordinary. I'm more interested now in Greenland and wild northern parts than ever in my 75 years on this planet. Thank you so much. Adrian.
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