I was lucky enough to meet Brad Thor and Ward Larsen at Bouchercon in New Orleans in 2025 and walk away with an early copy of Cold Zero, and as if that was not enough, Simon Audio granted me access to the audiobook narrated by one of my all time favorites. From the opening moments, this story wastes no time. A commercial flight carrying a revolutionary and dangerously powerful piece of technology disappears over the Arctic, triggering a collision course between China, Russia, and the United States. What follows is a brutal standoff at the top of the world, where CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and former fighter pilot Brett Sharpe find themselves stranded in unforgiving conditions, tasked with staying alive, helping other survivors, and protecting both the scientist and the invention that could reshape global power.
Yes, Cold Zero delivers everything thriller readers want. Espionage, cutting edge technology, and geopolitical power struggles are all here. But the heart of the book is the Arctic itself and the escalating tension of three superpowers converging in a place where one wrong move could turn frozen terrain into an active war zone. Thor and Larsen make the environment feel relentless. You feel the wind, the ice, the exhaustion, and the constant calculations behind every decision to move or stay put. The survival elements are as gripping as the political maneuvering, and watching Sheridan and Sharpe navigate impossible choices under mounting pressure is what makes this story sing.
The audiobook elevates an already electric novel, adding urgency and weight to every moment, and the ending lands with confidence, leaving me more than ready for what comes next. Cold Zero is cinematic, tense, and razor sharp, and it is no surprise that it has already been optioned for a major Netflix film adaptation before publication. This is a thriller that understands its scope and delivers on every level - icy, intelligent, and impossible to put down.
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