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When a dead‑manned aircraft crashes in the icy expanses of Greenland, no passengers, no trace of the pilot—only a bleak black‑tipped wreck. The insurance company and the pilot’s bereaved widow hire Joe Martin, a seasoned investigator, to fly to the site and determine what happened. What starts as a routine inquiry quickly turns into a frantic quest for answers when a priceless shipment of emeralds is discovered amid the wreckage. With a shadow of a deadly enemy stalking every move, Martin must use all his experience and wits to survive the frozen landscape and unravel a dangerous mystery before it’s too late.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Adventure Fiction/Survival Adventure
Authors: Jack Higgins
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