The body count rises as greed and oil mix in Alaska’s high arctic and Canada’s north. Two detectives, one in Alaska one in Canada are faced with solving multiple murders the oil companies want dealt with quickly.Detective Mueller in Alaska is close to retirement and on probation for his addiction problems. He’s been asked to call the deaths a murder/suicide. Will he do it, or push for the truth?… it, or push for the truth?
Detective Callahan in Canada sees clues that link the murders in the two countries–is someone trying to manipulate oil production? Her instincts tell her to dig deeper for the truth–a truth that could shock the world.
Can the detectives work together to solve a mystery they think could damage North American Oil Supplies? Will they be able to convince their superiors what they’ve uncovered is real?
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Fun read with good characters
It was good but not believable.
Interesting plot. Liked the characters. Really held my interest.
Complex story but well connected and easy to follow with a little effort. I recommend it. It is a very good read and hard to put down.
This book had some promise but it just stretched credulity too far to have any chance for realism or authenticity. The incredible characteristics of poylwater were farfetched enough, but the sudden reversal of the talents and nature of several established bad-guy characters for story line convenience soured me. It may be my toxic masculinity but our heroine strikes me as a pain someplace unpleasant. She has to provide extraordinary results to tolerate her aggravation which she manages to accomplish in this book. I’ll avoid her in the future.
quite a good story if a little confused at times
Polar Bear Dawn is an action thriller that includes murders committed to advance an elaborate plot to enrich Wall Street investors. There are other murders and deaths and many complex plots and counter-plots, and a large cast of characters that are woven together over a long and winding novel. The author tells us that this is the first book in a series featuring detective Bernadette Callahan of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but very little of this book is told from Bernadette’s perspective, and without the author’s supertitle on the cover, it’s hard to tell while reading it that Bernadette is the “main” character.
The story starts out as the investigation into a murder, actually two murders, at an Arctic oil sands facility. One of the victims is partially eaten by a passing polar bear, which accounts for the title. The plot quickly moves to the conspiracy to interrupt the oil processing, staged by shadowy figures working for unethical Wall Street Barron’s who want to make millions by manipulating the price of crude. There are several investigators picking at pieces of the puzzle in Alaska and Canada, Bernadette being only one of them.
On the positive side, the book’s action and plot development in the first half are pretty good, and it is easy to get involved with the story early. The science around the sabotage plot is a bit far-fetched, but the reader can go with it to a point. It’s an engaging story and parts are well-written. The book is worth reading and includes many interesting characters. Particularly if you love long complex plots and far flung conspiracies, combined with sporadic action, you will enjoy this read.
On the negative side, the book is WAY too long and drags considerably after the fist third. There are no real mysteries left after the halfway mark and the protagonist and his band of soldiers are not particularly sympathetic. There are far too many convenient circumstances, including how the heroes have unlimited access to all information due to their computer hacking prowess, and they have unlimited funds and an omnipotent network of allies anywhere in the world. It’s just too easy. The author is going for suspense, but it is lacking
The book is also riddled with copy editing errors, which become a distraction. I stopped noting them after the first 40. The writing generally is loose and wandering. The book would be much better if a good editor cleaned it up and cut a hundred pages or so. But, this is what we have.
At the end of the long story, I am not a fan of Bernadette and I will not be spending any time reading the next book in the series. (There is a long preview at the end of this book) The author just didn’t make me care enough about her or convince me that the next book’s plot and writing will be worth my time. But, your interest level may vary.
Deaths in the same oil company in Alaska and Canada branches. Got the attention of Bernadette Callahan. She was good at her job. As soon as you think you understand something else happens. I rarely re-read books but I think I will enjoy this one even more the second time
I cannot wait to read the next book.