TOM GRACE
Polar Quest
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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First published in the U.S.A as Twisted Web by Pocket Books, New York, NY, 2003
Copyright © 2003 The Kilkenny Group, LLC
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To Robert Hopps, who shared with me a daughter and a lifetime of interesting stories
To Craig Hopps, who lived a full life in far too brief a time
Contents
2 JANUARY 24 LV Research Station, Antarctica
3 JANUARY 25 Ann Arbor, Michigan
4 JANUARY 30 LV Research Station, Antarctica
10 FEBRUARY 1 Rio Gallegos, Argentina
11 FEBRUARY 2 Lake Vostok, Antarctica
15 FEBRUARY 14, 11:30 PM Ann Arbor, Michigan
16 FEBRUARY 15, 1:20 AM Ann Arbor, Michigan
17 FEBRUARY 15, 6:45 AM Ann Arbor, Michigan
18 FEBRUARY 15, 1:45 PM Ypsilanti, Michigan
19 FEBRUARY 17 LV Station, Antarctica
20 FEBRUARY 18, 9:00 AM Ann Arbor, Michigan
21 FEBRUARY 18, 9:25 AM Langley, Virginia
22 FEBRUARY 18, 5:35 PM Livonia, Michigan
23 FEBRUARY 22 Langley, Virginia
24 FEBRUARY 24 Christchurch, New Zealand
25 FEBRUARY 27 Ann Arbor, Michigan
30 MARCH 8 Ann Arbor, Michigan
32 MARCH 11 George Town, Grand Cayman