Black Ice
- Downloads：1510
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-08-10 06:52:27
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Brad Thor
- ISBN：1982104120
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
Scot Harvath is having his best summer yet。 With a cottage on the fjord， a boat， and his beautiful girlfriend Solvi， he's got everything he could possibly want。 But out of vacation days and long overdue back home， American's top spy has a decision to make--return， or submit his resignation。
When his deadly past comes calling， though， he'll be left with no choice at all。
Leaving his favorite Oslo cafe， Harvath watches as a ghost climbs out of a taxi--a man he killed years ago， halfway around the world。 How is he still alive？ And what is he doing in Norway？
In a race against time that will take him high above the Arctic Circle， Harvath will be tested in ways he never imagined and pushed to a limit few human beings could endure。
If he succeeds， he'll walk away with everything。 If he fails， the United States and its allies will be at the mercy of one the world's dangerous actors。
When his deadly past comes calling， though， he'll be left with no choice at all。
Leaving his favorite Oslo cafe， Harvath watches as a ghost climbs out of a taxi--a man he killed years ago， halfway around the world。 How is he still alive？ And what is he doing in Norway？
In a race against time that will take him high above the Arctic Circle， Harvath will be tested in ways he never imagined and pushed to a limit few human beings could endure。
If he succeeds， he'll walk away with everything。 If he fails， the United States and its allies will be at the mercy of one the world's dangerous actors。
Reviews
Ernest
，
GREAT read everyone must read
Scott Zerlaut
，
Another great Read from Brad Thor。 He continues to hone his craft。 Each book is just a little better than the prior。 I appreciate his attention to detail and the extent of his research。 It stands out in this genre。
Marc Harris
，
One of the best Brad Thor novels。 Not as much action but the plot makes up for it。 The dialogue between characters is also top notch。 A must read for thriller fans
Charles Johnston
，
Brad Thor never failsJust like all the other scot harvath books so far， this one was hard to put down and I’m sad that it’s finished
Ruthie Dennis
，
Read it！Like meeting your best bud for beers another winner for Brad Thor！ I read it too quickly & now I hafta wait for Book21！ Thx BT for a stellar story w/ my fav assassin。 I love all the banter & ribbing Scot’s fellow operatives give him！ So real & hilarious！ Now get back to your desk Brad & start writing！ Thanks for your stories！ They make me so happy！ :）
Tim
，
Fact is that Thor has written better stories than this， "Harvath on Vacation。" 4 of 10 stars Fact is that Thor has written better stories than this， "Harvath on Vacation。" 4 of 10 stars 。。。more
Skip
，
Scot Harvath is chilling in Oslo with his spy girlfriend， Sølvi， when he sees a Chinese operative whom he terminated with extreme prejudice。 His training won't allow him to ignore what he has seen so he alerts local and U。S。 intelligence。 As he begins his tracking of the reincarnated Chinese troublemaker， he finds him collaborating with a Russian spy。 With global warming， both China and Russia are looking to control the Arctic to increase their military preparedness。 Narrowly missing a Russian e Scot Harvath is chilling in Oslo with his spy girlfriend， Sølvi， when he sees a Chinese operative whom he terminated with extreme prejudice。 His training won't allow him to ignore what he has seen so he alerts local and U。S。 intelligence。 As he begins his tracking of the reincarnated Chinese troublemaker， he finds him collaborating with a Russian spy。 With global warming， both China and Russia are looking to control the Arctic to increase their military preparedness。 Narrowly missing a Russian embassy employee gathering the Chinese operative's possessions from his hotel， Harvath follows the operative to the remote town of Kirkenes， where he meets and bonds with a retired Carlton employee and his Norwegian wife。 Once again， Harvath misses the duo， who head to an obscure island with research facilities includes a satellite ground station for Globus。 A hair-raising helicopter ride does not end well， and Scot is all alone to stop the madness。 Lots of action。 Note: Having been to Kirkenes for a Hurtigruten fjord cruise made this fun， and I read this 20th book in a series back-to-back with another #20。 。。。more
Loren Zanetell
，
Not Brad Thor's best effort Not Brad Thor's best effort 。。。more
cliff
，
Another good Harvath taleDragged a bit between ops， more wordy etc during Harvaths down time。 Side stories might be entertaining for some， but I read Thor for the action！ On that he did not disappoint。
Allen Cain
，
Always a great readThis book does not disappoint and as a long time fan I anxiously await the next book in the series！
Mark Nadler
，
DissapointingAnticipated this new Scot Harvath thriller but was completed disappointed 。 Weak plot and poor character development。 Not up to par for Brad Thor
tyoung2058
，
Not quite as much action as the others but then Harvath is getting older。 More mentally challenging for him。 His job， his girlfriend。 Decisions。 I actually liked it enough to finish the 320 pages over this weekend。 So the story moved along effortlessly。
Dan Curnutt
，
Another excellent Scot Harvath novelAs always Scot Harvath delivers。 This time it is a combination of the Russians and the Chinese who are his target。The threat is a new technology that will render the USA open to international warfare threats。 This could disrupt our economy and our future safety。Coming off the death of his wife we find Harvath dealing with the emotional loss of everything he once held dear。 But will this incapacitate him and leave him vulnerable to his enemies？As always Harvath Another excellent Scot Harvath novelAs always Scot Harvath delivers。 This time it is a combination of the Russians and the Chinese who are his target。The threat is a new technology that will render the USA open to international warfare threats。 This could disrupt our economy and our future safety。Coming off the death of his wife we find Harvath dealing with the emotional loss of everything he once held dear。 But will this incapacitate him and leave him vulnerable to his enemies？As always Harvath pushes his body beyond the extreme and is rewarded with another harrowing ordeal with Mother Nature at her worse。 Will he survive？ Will he succeed？ Will he again find emotional peace？ That is unsure， but Brad Thor gives us a fun read to find out what happens to Scot。Enjoy！ 。。。more
Alan
，
Some of the situations were absolutely terrific，and justified my 4 star rating。 Not his best book but very good， and I’ll look forward to his next one。
Danny
，
Well I’ve been reading Brad Thor for a while and was fairly disappointed by last years book。 I gave it two stars and felt like it just was forgettable and a big departure from the character we grew to love。 That said this book felt a lot better than the last but still not that interesting or exciting to me。 I feel Brad is an absolute legend in the field and could go down with Flynn and others as one of the best in the genre， and yet the last two books feel forgettable when I compare them to Flyn Well I’ve been reading Brad Thor for a while and was fairly disappointed by last years book。 I gave it two stars and felt like it just was forgettable and a big departure from the character we grew to love。 That said this book felt a lot better than the last but still not that interesting or exciting to me。 I feel Brad is an absolute legend in the field and could go down with Flynn and others as one of the best in the genre， and yet the last two books feel forgettable when I compare them to Flynn， Mills， or even Jack Carr a recent standout。 That said this book brought back characters we like， and had an interesting premise。 The helicopter scene was very cool as well。 So not bad but not great。 。。。more
Steve Loose
，
Brad Thor never disappoints！！！！！！！I have been reading Thor from the beginning and Scot Harvath feels like a friend as well as a patriot and a hero。 It is too bad he and his exploits are not real！
Ned Frederick
，
Well that was fun。
Jack Boniface
，
Black IceExcellent Brad Thor book， once again。 Eagerly awaiting his next book， as I have read them all！ The most exciting， riveting books since Tom Clancy。
Philip
，
True To FormAs usual Brad Thor has outdone himself。 His masterful writing and profound story telling ability has once again been magnificent。 From start to finish the tale moves in a swift manner。 We’re all vested in Scott Harvaths life。 Fascinating， intriguing and glad he’s out there protecting us and our wonderful country， we read on。 Till next time I await with anticipation。
Doug Maffett
，
Potential to be great， but there was not enough action。 Just as the scenes was developed and the suspense building …… it was over。 No great fight scenes， no great battles。 The book had too many conversations and details of foods being eaten， and was short on great action， which has made the series。 Hopefully he gets back to what made the series enjoyable。
Lisa
，
Always entertaining， though， I didn't particularly enjoy a few parts in the end。 Always entertaining， though， I didn't particularly enjoy a few parts in the end。 。。。more
Ellen
，
ReviewIt’s another great Brad Thor book。 As usual you’re unable to put it down。 The only dislike is the questionable ending where Scott takes out the woman ccp leader in Peking。M Savage
Brian Boulet
，
Another amazing readThe Scot Harvath series has always been an awesome read and Black Ice did not waiver from that。 Awesome Story。
Pat Wood
，
Have read every Scot Harvath book and was anxiously awaiting this one。 It shows the team support and Harvath's aging vulnerability。 Fine characters， good plot。 Will anxiously await the next in the series。 Have read every Scot Harvath book and was anxiously awaiting this one。 It shows the team support and Harvath's aging vulnerability。 Fine characters， good plot。 Will anxiously await the next in the series。 。。。more
Brent
，
The Scot Harvath series is one I've been reading for almost as long as the books have been published。 Black Ice is the 20th entry， and while the series used to be an auto buy for me I found the last entry Near Dark to easily the worst book in the series。 That feeling left me less than excited to read this book which is its direct follow up。 Instead of buying this time I decided to download the audiobook from the library。 First thing I will say is I think audio is a pretty good way to consume the The Scot Harvath series is one I've been reading for almost as long as the books have been published。 Black Ice is the 20th entry， and while the series used to be an auto buy for me I found the last entry Near Dark to easily the worst book in the series。 That feeling left me less than excited to read this book which is its direct follow up。 Instead of buying this time I decided to download the audiobook from the library。 First thing I will say is I think audio is a pretty good way to consume these books。 They're short and the narration is good so they are good for listening on walks or during exercise。 Second I will say that I'm glad I didn't pay for a hardcover copy because along with being short it was pretty mediocre overall。 It was absolutely a step up from Near Dark， but that's not saying much。 Overall it would be mid to lower tier in the series。 Let's talk about why。First I'll say what I liked which is as usual Harvath as the main character。 He's very charismatic and I like the way he interacts with the other characters in the series and the action sequences。 He's back in form here are spending all of Near Dark as a reminiscing alcoholic。 I also like the interesting locales here。 There was a lot of cool details about Norway and specifically the area above the arctic circle。 I also liked the idea behind the plot of the novel being China and Russia attempting to get a foothold in the arctic。What I didn't like is really the execution of that idea。 The plot here for being a thriller is pretty bland。 It's like we're supposed to believe that it's a really high stakes international espionage game， but it never feels that way。 The action through most of the book until the end is pretty lacking as well， and there are really no action scenes that are that cool or interesting。 Everything almost seems too easy。 Also， I think part of the problem with stakes is intertwined with the fact that this book has really no "big bad"。 There is a character that he tries to fit into that roll， but it doesn't really work and there is really no focus on any compelling villain。 I think this has become a problem as Thor has tried to write books that are more geo-political based rather than terrorism based。 He just can't pull that off as well as say a Clancy or even a Greany。 Just making the villain be the Russian or Chinese government doesn't work。 Finally， I think it was a strange choice by Thor to put what equates to a separate short story about Reed Carlton in the middle of this book。 It's interesting backstory， but the plot essentially pauses so a new character can tell us a story。 It seems like it would have worked better as a separate work。 If you take out that portion this book would be really thin which seems like a problem in and of itself。With all these caveats this is still a book I liked more than I disliked， and it's a step up from the previous entry。 It is disappointing that Thor seems to put out a couple of duds after what I thought might be the best book in the series in Backlash。 If he can get the series back on track and more in that vein I could be an all-in fan again。 Until this I'll happily borrow these from the library rather than pay for them。 。。。more
Sue Danskin
，
Superhero Scott saves the USA again
Allen Prescott
，
Another awesome adventureThis story started out slow and then quickly it went into overdrive。It is nice to see Scott get lovelorn again。 This is a typical Brad Thor book that includes what is happening now in our world。
Kay
，
3。5⭐Harvath is slipping。 Okay， maybe not completely！ A much improved from the previous， Near Dark。 Black Ice has a plausible story， sleet and windy setting in Svalbard， Norway， and polar bears！Scot Harvath is doing some R&R with his new gorgeous girlfriend Sølvi in Oslo。 She's also in the intelligence business so they have that in common。 Poor Sølvi， if the past is any indication she'll be around for a few books before there's another funeral。 As for now， they're smitten and Harvath is planning 3。5⭐Harvath is slipping。 Okay， maybe not completely！ A much improved from the previous， Near Dark。 Black Ice has a plausible story， sleet and windy setting in Svalbard， Norway， and polar bears！Scot Harvath is doing some R&R with his new gorgeous girlfriend Sølvi in Oslo。 She's also in the intelligence business so they have that in common。 Poor Sølvi， if the past is any indication she'll be around for a few books before there's another funeral。 As for now， they're smitten and Harvath is planning a special evening。 She's a fan of Belgian dark chocolate and Harvath is out and about looking for quality chocolates when he sees a ghost getting out of a cab。 Harvath's sure he killed the man and stayed around to make sure of it。 From here on out， he follows this man who eventually leads Harvath to Svalbard。 There are research stations at Ny-Ålesund， the world's Northernmost settlement。 As the temperature continues to rise and ice melting， there is a race for precious minerals， oil， and gas in the Arctic Circle。 Black Ice is a bit low on the action side， but has a good ending。 In case you visit， what I learn from this book is that all doors are to be unlocked in case of a polar bear attack-anyone can seek shelter。 ❄️🥶 。。。more
Richard Jones
，
Very good。 Typical Harvath story！ I really enjoyed， though I felt like something was missing。 Still， a very good summer read！
Geoffrey Polk
，
I have enjoyed all of the Scot Harvath series， however I thought this one was below average。 The plot was good and timely and Brad Wright’s insights of real world happenings is spot on。 However there were huge sections of this book that had nothing to do with the plot or to move the story forward。 My overall impression of this book was that Brad Wright is looking to end the Scot Harvath series and if this is not the final book there will be one more that officially brings the series to an end。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Black Ice
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Black Ice&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Black Ice&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0