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Greer Macallister
In der Stille der Polarnacht
Synopsis
In the winter of 1853, a wealthy man's missing wife spurs a secret, privately funded expedition: twelve women, led by the fiercely capable Virginia Reeve, are sent into the Arctic to search for her, and for a vanished exploration party before them. What follows is a brutal test of endurance against ice, cold, and the limits of trust between the women themselves.
Told partly through a courtroom frame — Virginia on trial for murder after the expedition's tragic end — In der Stille der Polarnacht (published in English as The Arctic Fury) moves between the harrowing trek north and the fight to piece together, after the fact, exactly what happened and who is responsible. Greer Macallister's historical thriller is grounded in the real, little-known history of women who took part in the search for the lost Franklin expedition. This German edition was translated by Eike Schönfeld.
Genres
Characters
Virginia ReeveProtagonist
The expedition's guide and leader, later put on trial for murder.
Frequently asked questions
Is this book based on a true story?
The narrative is a work of fiction that draws inspiration from the historical mystery of the Franklin Expedition, a real-life British voyage to the Arctic that vanished in the mid-19th century.
How is the story structured for the reader?
The book utilizes a dual-timeline narrative that alternates between the events of the expedition itself and the subsequent legal proceedings, allowing the reader to piece together the truth from two different perspectives.