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No One Thinks of Greenland by John Griesemer

No One Thinks of Greenland

A Novel

John Griesemer

Picador · Print & ebook · May 3, 2002

"You'll want to scratch." These spoken words open to us the strange and beguiling world of young Rudy Spruance, forced to join the military due to a mysterious past, and sent for some inexplicable reason to a top-secret military hospital in Greenland.

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Who it’s for
A wartime novel with the snap of a thriller and an off-center setting.
Genres
Military Thrillers, Historical Thrillers, War Fiction
Published
Picador, May 3, 2002

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About this book

"You'll want to scratch." These spoken words open to us the strange and beguiling world of young Rudy Spruance, forced to join the military due to a mysterious past, and sent for some inexplicable reason to a top-secret military hospital in Greenland.

Continue reading

There he meets a wide cast of unusual and colorful characters, outcasts and rejects all; begins to fall for the commanding officer's leggy and strong-willed girlfriend; and slowly uncovers the awful secret behind the portion of the base dubbed "the Wing."

Cold Front

A wartime novel with the snap of a thriller and an off-center setting.

Come here for

  • wartime tension with a cold-edge setting
  • immersion-first pacing

Expect

  • World War II stakes
  • a brisk, suspenseful read

Where it sits

Military Thrillers49%
War Fiction34%
Historical Thrillers25%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Political Thrillers
  • Political Fiction
Authors
John Griesemer
Publisher
Picador
Published
May 3, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Political Thrillers