And then there is the Green Liberation Front, which wants to preserve the Arctic from all exploitation. Arctic Meltdown, a gripping environmental thriller, is set against the backdrop of the melting polar icecap and the ensuing jostling for jurisdiction over additional seabed resources. HIs books include: Arctic Meltdown, a political / environmental thriller. Laptov, who has been tapped to be Minister of the Arctic by Russian President Andrei Gusanov, is spearheading Moscow's annexation effort. Born in Budapest, Hungary, Geza Tatrallyay escaped with his family in 1956. And Pavel Laptov is a prominent Russian explorer with a deep love of the Arctic. Richard Simpson is a Canadian diplomat charged with negotiating issues of Canada’s jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic. Lachlan (Lock) McTierney is an Australian scientist looking for rare earth deposits off the Greenland Coast. Her blonde good looks add spice (and more) to some of their relationships. Professionally, she is one of the top people in her field, and she interacts with a variety of men whose motives for being interested in the Arctic range from preservation to exploitation. The main character, Hanne Kristensen, is a scientist for the Danish government, studying the effect of climate change on the glaciers of northern Greenland. A good deal of the action in Arctic Meltdown takes place in Greenland.
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