COLD ZERO by Brad Thor and Ward Larsen

 COLD ZERO

by

Brad Thor and Ward Larsen

    Cold Zero is a new thriller by Brad Thor, renowned and award-winning author of the popular Scot Harvath series, with Ward Larsen, an Air Force veteran, fighter pilot, federal agent, airline captain, aircraft crash investigator, and bestselling author. Its expected publication date is February 10, 2026.

    In Cold Zero, Dr. Chen Li, a brilliant Chinese scientist, is defecting to the United States. He is bringing with him his creation, Sky Fire, a new technology that has the potential to change modern warfare and the balance of power. Kasey Sheridan, the CIA operative responsible for getting Dr. Li and Sky Fire on the airplane and out of China, relaxes a notch once the airplane leaves Chinese airspace and heads toward New York. But, unbeknownst to Sheridan, the difficult part of the extraction is yet to come. For before reaching New York, the airplane crashes north of the Arctic Circle.

    Surviving First Officer Brett Sharpe, with the assistance of Kasey Sheridan, works to assist those who survived the plane's crash landing on an ice floe somewhere near the North Pole. Communications are down, but it is not long before the Russians and the Chinese join the Americans at the site. 

    I am a long time Brad Thor fan, so I thought I would give this Thor/Larsen collaboration a try. I had my doubts at first - after all, neither Kasey Sheridan nor Brett Sharpe are Scot Harvath - but those reservations were soon forgotten and I was engrossed in this engaging thriller.

    But, Cold Zero is a cold experience. I attribute it to the quality of the writing and the overwhelming, immersive nature of this book, but I was so cold during my reading experience (despite reading the book

during a warmish winter). So bundle up - and enjoy this fast paced, action packed thriller.

IMO, Cold Zero is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

This review is based upon an Advanced Reader Copy kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.