Book Tour, Review & Giveaway: Arctic Fire by Paul Byers

Teddyrose@1

11 years ago

Today, I am kicking off the Arctic Fire Tour with my review and giveaway.

Book Description:

Publisher: Fortress Publications (July 1, 2011)
Category: Thriller, Action Adventure, & Literary Fiction
Tour Date: September, 2013
ISBN: 978-0615504070Available in: Print & eBook, 412 Pages

Wealthy entrepreneur Nigel Cain has devised an efficient new way to bring the earth’s most precious resource to the masses – clean water – by transporting massive man-made icebergs from the frigid arctic and delivering them literally to the doorsteps of millions.

Gabriel Pike works at a small engineering firm that has been awarded the task of giving the final safety approval to pilot the first gigantic block of ice into New York harbor.

A consummate showman, Cain has built a fabulous 5-Star hotel and casino high atop the iceberg so his celebrity guests and media elite can cover this spectacle from beginning to end. Pike is whisked away from his work-a-day world and dropped into the lap of luxury where he’s expected to simply rubber-stamp his inspection.

A brutal winter storms ravages the iceberg and exposes structural inconsistencies and hidden agendas that fill Pike with serious doubts about the true intentions of the project. But a grisly double homicide on the ice puts the inspections on the back burner and sends Pike’s life spiraling out of control when he’s accused of being the jealous murderer in a lover’s triangle.

But Pike soon discovers that there is far more at stake than just his life. He uncovers a conspiracy more heinous than anything he could have imagined – a plot that will level a city, change the political face of America, and whose shockwaves will be felt around the world. Fate rests in his hands – if he can survive long enough to take action…

My Thoughts:

As the world fresh water supply is diminishing, Nigel Cain has solved the problem, or has he? He is transporting a man made iceberg to New York Harbor to show the would his solution. He has hired Gabriel Pike , from a small engineering firm to do the inspection for final approval to take the “ice cube” into the harbor.

Sounds straight forward, right? It’s very far from it. Many issues keep popping up while they are in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, making their way to New York. Mostly due to a storm. However, there are also murders and strange things happening as well. Eventually Pike discovers a conspiracy that could bring down an entire city. Can Pike save the day?

I had a lot of fun with this book. I saw right away that Paul Byers is very fond of using similes I found many of them very funny. For example:

“Suddenly it hit him harder than a plate of bad sushi” or “By now, all the boats that had been circling the iceberg realized that something was wrong and they were scattering like cockroaches on a kitchen floor when the lights turned on.”

Arctic Fire is a fast paced adventure that doesn’t let up until the end. Paul Byers has a sharp sense of humor and an eye for detail. The science was explained but it did not slow down the fast moving plot. If you enjoy action/adventure thrillers, you will enjoy Arctic Fire!

4/5

I received the ebook copy of this book for my honest opinion.

About Paul Byers:

Paul grew up in Oregon on the shores of the mighty and mysterious Columbia River, and spent endless hours daydreaming on the beach in front of his house, making up stories about the ships from exotic ports all over the world that steamed up the river – what secret cargo might they be carrying; did they harbor spies who were on dark and exciting missions?

Later in adult life, he moved to another mysterious and provocative city – Las Vegas, just outside the famous Nellis Air Force base. After work he would sit on his porch and watch the fighters take off and land, igniting his imagination with visions of secret missions and rich speculation about what could possibly be hidden at Area 51.

After moving back to his native Pacific Northwest, Paul worked for the Navy and took every opportunity he could to speak with veterans from WWII to the Gulf War, listening to them swap stories and relate the experiences of a lifetime.

So it is this combination of a passionate love of history, a vivid “what if” imagination, and a philosophy of life that boils down to the belief that – there are few things in life that a bigger hammer won’t fix – that led Paul to become a writer of exciting, fact-based action-thrillers. His greatest joy is leaving his readers wondering where the facts end and the fiction begins.

Author Website: http://www.paulbyersonline.com/

Paul on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Byers-Authors-page/139119899459356

Paul on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/535909.Paul_Byers

Thanks to the author, Paul Byers, I am giving away one print copy of Arctic Fire. The giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on October 2, 2013. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.

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