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Ice Fire

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In this explosive debut thriller, a judge from the Louisiana bayou goes up against a company on the verge of causing an ecological disaster.

Cajun-born Jock Boucher has overcome modest beginnings to assume the prestigious position of U.S.

District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

One of his first cases on the bench involves a scientist who has been hiding in mortal fear for more than twenty years.

The fugitive claims that another judge accepted bribes and helped a relentless global energy company steal his intellectual property: a way to recover energy from below the subsea bed that could end Americas dependence on foreign oil.

Boucher takes on the company and its powerful founder, risking not only his judicial career but his life.

He follows a trail of cryptic clues to the bottom of the ocean, and soon finds himself the target of killersand too far from the law to ever return.

Packed with suspense, science, politics, and murder, this fast-paced, riveting thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats.

Ice Fire is the first in a series offered by this authentic new talent.

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Product Details
Simon & Schuster
1451629311 / 9781451629316
eBook (EPUB)
01/05/2012
English
320 pages
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