Polar Vortex, Matthew Mather
Polar Vortex, Matthew Mather
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Polar Vortex

Author: Matthew Mather

Narrator: Tom Taylorson

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2019


Synopsis

A routine commercial flight disappears over the North Pole. No wreckage. No transponder signals.Mitch Matthews is a writer struggling to make ends meet when his wife’s brother offers them a first-class seat on a flight from Hong Kong to New York. When his wife needs to stay behind, it becomes an opportunity for some quality daddy-daughter time with his five-year-old Lilly. At check-in, they run into a strange Norwegian arguing with a huge Russian. A mysterious redhead is guarding a package in the business lounge. But everything is fine … right up until the event.Within hours of Allied Airlines 695 disappearing, a massive international search is launched. Aircraft and ships are dispatched from Russia, America, Canada, and Norway. How can a modern airliner simply vanish in one of the most heavily monitored places on Earth?Global tensions rise. The media and grieving families whip into a frenzy. The armed forces of America and Russia tip the world toward the brink of an apocalyptic war.Weeks later, found on the ice in a chance discovery, the journal of Mitch Matthews reveals the incredible truth behind the disappearance of Allied 695, and what really happened in the Polar Vortex.

About Matthew Mather

Matthew Mather’s (1969–2022) books have sold millions of copies, been translated and published in over twenty-five countries, and optioned for multiple movie and television contracts. After starting his career at the McGill Center for Intelligent Machines, he worked in ventures ranging from nanotechnology to cybersecurity before becoming a full-time author of high-concept speculative thrillers.

About Tom Taylorson

Tom Taylorson is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and Chicago-based actor with over a decade of stage experience. In that time he also built a voice-over career and now primarily works as a voice actor. Tom is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago, teaching voice-over for interactive media.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bharath on March 04, 2022

I was pleasantly surprised by this book, since I had no frame of reference from goodreads friends’ reviews which I generally look up too. This started off as a mystery novel but then became largely a survival story, and a pretty good one at that. Mitch Matthews has switched careers and is now a write......more

Goodreads review by Empress Reece (Hooked on Books) on March 12, 2019

Wow this story had me on pins and needles the whole time. It's a non-stop thrill ride. If you like stories about survival, airplanes and the Arctic, you should read this one asap!......more

Goodreads review by Pat on February 22, 2019

3.5 stars. I've mentioned before that I'm drawn to stories set in cold climates so when I came across this book I jumped straight in. Mitch Matthews and his daughter Lily are on a flight home to the US leaving Mitch's wife behind for now. Because his brother-in-law is a pilot for the airline, they g......more

Goodreads review by Herdis Marie on March 10, 2021

How in the UNIVERSE does this book have so many five-star reviews? Just. How. I mean ... just ... Ok. Let's start with a quick recap: Man and daughter are on plane. Plane crashes somewhere in the polar region. It's fucking cold. Daughter has asthma. They didn't bring a second inhaler for some extremely s......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on January 18, 2019

Polar Vortex is named aptly, as the reader will be sucked in immediately to this book. It grabs you from the beginning and never disappoints. The characters are compelling, well written, and you will never guess who or why the plane crashed. Mather not only writes the fiction, he gives us well neede......more