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Cold Zero

A Thriller
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor and USA TODAY bestselling author Ward Larsen, comes a heart-pounding thriller of survival, espionage, and global brinkmanship, where the frozen Arctic becomes the deadliest battlefield on Earth.A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War... Read More
Format: Hardback
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series and the USA Today bestselling author of the David Slaton series comes a gripping new thriller set in the deadly Arctic.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor and USA TODAY bestselling author Ward Larsen, comes a heart-pounding thriller of survival, espionage, and global brinkmanship, where the frozen Arctic becomes the deadliest battlefield on Earth.

A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War III.

Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777โ€”the most advanced jetliner ever builtโ€”disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos.

The real storm, however, is still coming.

Hidden inside the wreckage is the prototype for a revolutionary piece of technology that could upend the balance of world power. Now Washington, Moscow, and Beijing are racing to be the first on scene to retrieve itโ€”at any cost.

Trapped in the middle of the worldโ€™s most dangerous flash point are CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and former fighter pilot turned first officer, Brett Sharpe. Hunted by enemy forces, they must spirit both the device and its creator across the ice to safetyโ€”before rival superpowers turn the Arctic into a war zone.

With the clock ticking and the temperature dropping, the fate of the free world is about to be decided at the top of the globe.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781668066379

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Emily Bestler Books

Contributors:

  • With Ward Larsen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 519g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Brad Thor is the #1ย New York Timesย bestselling author of twenty-five thrillers, includingย Edge of Honor, Black Ice (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year),ย Near Darkย (one ofย Suspense Magazineโ€™s Best Books of the Year),ย Backlashย (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year),ย Spymasterย (โ€œOne of the all-time best thriller novelsโ€ โ€”The Washington Times),ย The Last Patriotย (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association), andย Blowbackย (one of the โ€œTop 100 Killer Thrillers of All Timeโ€ โ€”NPR). Visit his website at BradThor.com and follow him on Facebook @BradThorOfficial, on Instagram @RealBradThor, and on X @BradThor.

Ward Larsen is a USA TODAYย bestselling author and decorated Air Force veteran. An eight-time Florida Book Award winner, his thriller The Perfect Assassinย has been optioned for film. Larsen brings real-world experience as a fighter pilot, federal agent, airline captain, and aircraft crash investigator to his high-stakes fiction.ย Visit him at WardLarsen.com and follow along onย X at @WardLarsen.

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