Fiction
Watermelon Snow
A Novel
by William A. Liggett
An ambitious climate scientist uncovers a long-held secret, releasing an ancient virus that threatens her career, her team - and the lives of millions around the world. Deep within the melting Blue Glacier in the Washington wilderness, climate scientist Dr. Kate Landry makes a remarkable discovery. Determined to conceal it from colleagues eager to steal her work, she must distract the behavioral scientist NASA sends to study her team. From the moment he sets foot on the ice, Dr. Grant Poole finds himself in a strange world of unexpected beauty but fraught with extreme dangers he has tried his whole life to avoid. Greeted with suspicion, he soon realizes Kate is hiding something. When a mysterious illness strikes her crew and an intense storm engulfs their tiny research station, Kate can no longer shield the truth from Grant. Thrown together in a struggle to survive, they are trapped between keeping Kate’s secret and protecting millions of people. Time is running out. Can they find a way to save everyone and still preserve Kate’s discovery? Or will she unleash a pandemic far worse than the world has ever seen? Fans of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook will enjoy this fast-paced adventure novel full of suspense and surprises.
