Purgatory Road

by Bob Reiss

One year after accidentally causing the death of his best friend, Antarctica research scientist Jack Amirault's sister is killed, and his subsequent unauthorized investigations result in his being charged with murder

240 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1996

About the author

Bob Reiss (born 1951) is an American author of nonfiction and fiction books. Reiss, who also writes under the pen-names of Scott Canterbury, Ethan Black, and James Abel, has written more than a dozen books, including Purgatory Road, a murder mystery set in Antarctica, The Road to Extrema, a study of the destruction of Brazilian rain forests, and The Coming Storm, which focuses on global warming and catastrophic weather. Many of his books and articles are based on his travels to Hong Kong, Somalia, South Africa, Antarctica, and other locations around the world.

As the writer Ethan Black, Reiss has penned a series featuring Conrad Voort, a New York City police detective.

Reviews

[Melissa]

I have spent a month pushing through this book. I got 3/4 of the way through and then just read the end to see who the killer was. I don't know why but i was bored through most of what should have potentially been an exciting book.

[Nancy Cook Lauer · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5. Adventure, intrigue, romance. An interesting concept about scientists at an Antarctic research station, marred by flat writing and a predictable plot. Good enough for beach reading, however.

[Carroll Straus · Rating 2 out of 5]

always the happily ever after ending...