- Paperback: 302 pages
- Publisher: Acclaimed Books (20 Sep 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956534287
- ISBN-13: 978-0956534286
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 683,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A gifted narrator. --Financial Times
Grippingly told. --Daily Telegraph
Teeth chattering, nerve shattering first novel of an Arctic Wasteland. --Express & Echo. Devon
Grippingly told. --Daily Telegraph
Teeth chattering, nerve shattering first novel of an Arctic Wasteland. --Express & Echo. Devon
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North Slope is a barren desert of ice in Alaska that stretches from the Brooks Mountains to the Beaufort Sea, frozen during the winter clear to the North Pole. It is in this wilderness that the Fyffe Oil Company struggles in its search for oil. Andrew Fyffe, owner of the company, finds time and money are running out. On the rig a man has been killed; suspicion and fear are rampant among the drilling crews as they continue their superhuman efforts before Fyffe goes bust. The one man who (Fyffe believes) can save the company is McKinnon, once a famous wildcat oil man, but now a drunk, a drop-out. Fyffe kidnaps McKinnon from a drinking spree and flies him up to the oil rig, Fyffe One. When McKinnon sobers up he quickly sees he will need all his old resourcefulness, skill and courage to save the rig from catastrophe. The violent action of this story takes place against the background, strongly conveyed, of Alaskan Arctic winter and night. The rig and its crew confront dangers from temperatures far below zero, from fire, and from a subtle and complex intrigue ruthlessly executed by men whose objectives do not include the welfare of Fyffe One. This first novel tells a powerful story with conviction, a story to spellbind the reader and a mystery to be solved.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I've never read a Michael Parker book (or heard of him), and after this one, I'm wondering why.
This is an absolutely belting story. It's a delight to read, the narrative prose flows. The sub zero cold is tangible; I swear you can feel and see your breath clouding in the air as you're reading. I've watched Ice Road Truckers on TV and had a sense of the landscape and setting, but this book adds a whole new dimension to that and takes the reader into a different and very real world. I have a relative who was involved with oil exploration and he has confirmed the reality of some of the detail in this story.
The plot is totally credible, it's fast paced and edgy. The characters are well drawn and totally believable and the dialogue is superb. What more can I say! One of the best books I've read in a while and I'm going to check out for more by Mr Parker. Author, thank you for the pleasure of this read and reader, if taught thrillers are your thing, you'll love this.
This is an absolutely belting story. It's a delight to read, the narrative prose flows. The sub zero cold is tangible; I swear you can feel and see your breath clouding in the air as you're reading. I've watched Ice Road Truckers on TV and had a sense of the landscape and setting, but this book adds a whole new dimension to that and takes the reader into a different and very real world. I have a relative who was involved with oil exploration and he has confirmed the reality of some of the detail in this story.
The plot is totally credible, it's fast paced and edgy. The characters are well drawn and totally believable and the dialogue is superb. What more can I say! One of the best books I've read in a while and I'm going to check out for more by Mr Parker. Author, thank you for the pleasure of this read and reader, if taught thrillers are your thing, you'll love this.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Described in the Financial Times as a "Gifted Narrator", Michael Parker takes his readers into the ice cold world of the Arctic where a ruthless killer stalks the oil camp of financially crippled oil Company, Fyffe Oil. In a chilling race against time, the only outfit left drilling in the icy desert wastes of the North Slope struggle to overcome tempestuous storms, fire and murder. The chief driller, McKinnon, dragged from the desperate world of alchohol, is the only man with the will to overcome these odds. In a challenging, well researched story, Michael Parker leaves the reader breathless and chilled with the race to strike oil at an almost unattainable depth, where the world's leading oil Companies have failed. The technical background to this novel is based on true events and leaves the reader in no doubt that man's toughest challenges are always in the most extreme places.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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NORTH SLOPE. A REVIEW
A world of cold, a world of nothing but frozen ice, darkness and biting winds. Into this Michael Parker has woven a novel that reaches into the marrow bone of the reader as hard men battle against the elements and murder to find oil beneath the frozen wastes of the NORTH SLOPE in Alaska. Joshua McKinnon is dragged from the bars of Fairbanks by oil boss, Andrew Fyffe in a desperate gamble and race against time. McKinnon is a drunk, a drop-out; recognised as a failure by the people in the oil game. But up on the Slope as Fyffe Oil battle against the elements, one man, a murderer is out to stop them, and there is only one man who Fyffe believes can save them: McKinnon. This is story telling of the finest order. It is gripping, tension building. A page turner that you will not want to put down. Will McKinnon find the oil before the lease expires? Will he find the cold blooded killer whose only aim is to stop him? And as McKinnon learns more about the Slope, about the hardships, and the dramas, he is forced to battle not only the unseen killer, but his own demons. This is hard adventure of the highest order. This was Parker's debut novel, and received high praise from many places. A genuine, thrilling adventure that could be compared to the finest.
Roger Buxton
A world of cold, a world of nothing but frozen ice, darkness and biting winds. Into this Michael Parker has woven a novel that reaches into the marrow bone of the reader as hard men battle against the elements and murder to find oil beneath the frozen wastes of the NORTH SLOPE in Alaska. Joshua McKinnon is dragged from the bars of Fairbanks by oil boss, Andrew Fyffe in a desperate gamble and race against time. McKinnon is a drunk, a drop-out; recognised as a failure by the people in the oil game. But up on the Slope as Fyffe Oil battle against the elements, one man, a murderer is out to stop them, and there is only one man who Fyffe believes can save them: McKinnon. This is story telling of the finest order. It is gripping, tension building. A page turner that you will not want to put down. Will McKinnon find the oil before the lease expires? Will he find the cold blooded killer whose only aim is to stop him? And as McKinnon learns more about the Slope, about the hardships, and the dramas, he is forced to battle not only the unseen killer, but his own demons. This is hard adventure of the highest order. This was Parker's debut novel, and received high praise from many places. A genuine, thrilling adventure that could be compared to the finest.
Roger Buxton
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Good read
I wasn't sure if this was my kind of book set on an Oil Rig. Having started it I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Janet Strode
Average
Brought this as the reviews were good - and I do appreciate that a good novel is subjective - but this book was just ok. Read more
Published 1 month ago by vaneast1
Good book
A good read not a great reader of thrillers but found this interesting , a story about the struggles of lifting oil from the far reaches of the artic. Read more
Published 1 month ago by luggs
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Really enjoyed this book it is the 1st one that I've read of this author but will certainly read more.
Published 1 month ago by Maresa
Excellent read
Excellent read.. considering I like Romance Books I thoroughly enjoyed this "all Male" Story and could;nt
wait to see who the baddy was.
wait to see who the baddy was.
Published 1 month ago by NANNYMO
very similar to Ice Station Zebra
I found this book very similar to Ice Station Zebra by Alistair McLean. It is an enjoyable read but I found the characters and the plot to be very superficial. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Airline Traveller
Gripping! Couldn't put it down.
This is a re-release of one of Mick Parker's older stories, but it just as exciting to read it today as all those years ago. Read more
Published 17 months ago by CCW
blast from the past
It is not often I pick up a book and within a few pages get as comfortable as wearing my best house shoes but this book did it for me. Read more
Published 18 months ago by leigh beresford
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