Cold Zero
A Thriller
Published on 12. March 2026
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-6680-6637-9 (ISBN)
Description
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 777-the most advanced jetliner ever built-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 it-at any cost.
Trapped in the middle of the world's most dangerous flashpoint 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 safety-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.
A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War III.
Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777-the most advanced jetliner ever built-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 it-at any cost.
Trapped in the middle of the world's most dangerous flashpoint 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 safety-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.
Reviews / Votes
"Seamlessly fusing aspects of survival fiction and espionage thrillers, Thor and Larson serve up high-caliber suspense that keeps the pages flying. It's pure popcorn." * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "The suspense is palpable, and the icy North Pole scenes are so immersive that they should come with a blanket. Here's hoping for more collaborations from Thor and Larsen in the future." * Library Journal (starred review) * "Brad Thor and Ward Larsen have crafted the perfect thriller, one that feels both terrifyingly plausible and utterly unputdownable. Think Red Storm Rising colliding with The Day After Tomorrow-then cranked to eleven." -- The Real Book Spy "COLD ZERO literally will chill readers with its dangerous premise and subsequently will light a fire inside as the suspense burns brightly from start to finish in this perilous read." * Bookreporter.com * "An exciting, suspenseful story that will keep readers glued to their chairs." * Booklist * "Much more than a survival story, COLD ZERO is a first-rate thriller that delivers on every promise it makes." * Epoch Times * One of "This Season's Must-Read Mysteries and Thrillers." * BookBub * "Like a combination of THE HUNT FOR THE RED OCTOBER, ICE STATION ZEBRA, and Jack London's TO BUILD A FIRE" * <I>The Regan Revolution</I> *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6680-6637-9 (9781668066379)
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Brad Thor is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six thrillers, including Cold Zero, Black Ice (ThrillerFix Best Thriller of the Year), Near Dark (one of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of the Year), Backlash (nominated for the Barry Award for Best Thriller of the Year), Spymaster ("One of the all-time best thriller novels" -The Washington Times), The Last Patriot (nominated Best Thriller of the Year by the International Thriller Writers association), and Blowback (one of the "Top 100 Killer Thrillers of All Time" -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 TODAY bestselling author and decorated Air Force veteran. An eight-time Florida Book Award winner, his thriller The Perfect Assassin 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. Visit him at WardLarsen.com and follow along on X at @WardLarsen.
Ward Larsen is a USA TODAY bestselling author and decorated Air Force veteran. An eight-time Florida Book Award winner, his thriller The Perfect Assassin 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. Visit him at WardLarsen.com and follow along on X at @WardLarsen.