Kolymsky Heights

By: Lionel Davidson

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Kolymsky Heights: a frozen Siberian hell lost in endless night and the perfect location for an underground Russian research station. It's a place so secret, it doesn't officially exist….

Once there, the scientists are forbidden to leave. But one scientist is desperate to get a message to the outside world. So desperate he sends a plea across the wilderness to the west in order to summon the one man alive who can achieve the impossible....

©1994 Lionel Davidson (P)2016 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

"Sensationally good. Cleverly conceived and brilliantly executed. One of the great thrillers of the last century." (Charles Cumming)

"I've never read a thriller that so successfully transported me to a hitherto unimagined place." ( Guardian)

highly recommended

I really enjoyed This book from start to finish.
This could make for an exciting Thriller on the movie Scream.

o.a.skaarbo.

the best thriller ever

the prologue was spot on. the best spy thriller in existence. best truly Renaissance hero, too. brilliantly read. you won't be able to turn it off!

The thinking person's Bond

Tight plot and plenty of thrills. Davidson's descriptive detail is impressive - geography, weapons, shipping hoists and motors all spring to life. Renaissance man Johnny Porter, the main character, convincingly jerri-riggs his way out of every shape of scrape. And he manages to get the girl... or does he? Well written to boot.

Dreadful

Filled to the brim with unnecessary detail, plotholes and boring characters. Worst of all were the protagonist. We never get to know him because he is always acting some other character. He is dull and without motivation or passion. And the women in this book... Can't say why any of them were attracted to him, but 2/3 had to get drunk first before shagging him. I have also learnt that Phillip Pullman and I have very different tastes in books.