Red Ice — Nicholas Barker

The Assassins: Mysterious terrorists are trying to stop a British captain from sailing his armed patrol boat into the dangerous south polar seas before he discovers what has made a desolate continent of ice into the most valuable land on earth. The Captain: Maverick skipper James Maxwell, his fighting skills honed to razor sharpness by the Falkland War, isn't an easy man to kill, though a beautiful woman, the KGB, and nature's ruthless fury are part of a cold and deadly trap. The Mission: To find out what ultimate secret weapon is being planted in the frigid Antarctic waters and to stop it from becoming the catalyst that explodes the world into one last devastating war.