(repost from Commercial Nation)
I am scientifically ignorant. I cheated my way through high school chemistry (thank you, Greg Fine and your red-headed friend whose name I can’t remember) and managed to get my college science credits through physical anthropology and physical geography classes. All the scientific information I retain is taught to first and second graders.
So when I grabbed In Cold Pursuit by Sarah Andrews, I wasn’t sure if I would like it. Sure, it was a mystery, but it was a mystery about SCIENTISTS. Would I even understand it?
I am proud to say that I not only understood (most of) it, but I enjoyed it as well. It’s set in Antarctica, among glaciologists and geologists. It was fascinating to read about all the dedicated people who study there and all the people who make it possible to do so. I learned so much about Antarctica, global warming and science in general. And I liked it!
The mystery was good too – I didn’t figure it out until the main characters did. The characters were diverse and well-drawn, the plot complicated and it would be hard to beat the setting.
