Only one knows the truth. Only one can reveal it. Only one can save them all.

An oil rig explodes in the High Arctic just as winter's setting in, catalysing an environmental disaster.

Carrie is a Scottish ex-Navy rescue swimmer out of her depth in the High Arctic. Ross, the owner of an oil rig, has a guilty conscience. Amaruq, an Inuvialuit oil-rig worker, is caught between two worlds.

Stranded on the Arctic ice with a half-dead stranger, Carrie's stalked by a starving polar bear. Ross and Amaruq face their own crossroads as lives hang on their decisions.

From the Arctic wastes to the corporate backrooms of shady Big Oil, White Road is an authentic and gripping eco-thriller of survival, battled out at the edge of everything.

About the Author: 

Harry Whitehead is a novelist and teaches creative writing at the University of Leicester, where he directs the annual free literature festival, Literary Leicester.

Before this, he lived in the Far East and then worked in the UK film business.  

His debut novel, The Cannibal Spirit (Penguin Canada) was reviewed as ‘powerful, brave, ambitious’ (The Globe and Mail), ‘a thriller with a Joseph Conradian plot’ (The Walrus), ‘a unique work, compelling, complex, thought-provoking and impressive’ (Quill and Quire).

His latest novel, White Road, is a gritty eco-thriller set in the High Arctic. It is available in paperback, ebook and audiobook formats.

What Our Reviewers Said:

"Goodness, I loved this book! A page turnrning mix of eco-thriller and a story of human endurance against incredible odds. The characters are fleshed out, and the threat facing both the individual and the environment from a misguided eco terrorist's actions feel palpably real."

"Did I have any choice other than to get on board? Nope. Was I carried through the early chapters? I defy anyone not to be! Did it hook me? Oh yes! Adventure in every sense, with thrilling obstacles, both man made and natural, for the protagonist to overcome."

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