Lena River Man

About the Book

Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

The action moves from Alpine glacier, to Las Vegas, then across the Siberian Sea to the geographic North Pole by Russian Nuclear Icebreaker.

State-of-the-art science, extensively researched by the author, involves a large number of the main characters. Profound ethical problems are raised.

An ingenious, and virtually unique method for commission of murder, keeps the suspense mounting, page by page. Much of the background draws upon the many years of author experience dealing with exotic wildlife both in, and out, of Africa.

A cold-blooded unscrupulous killer will do anything to continue an accustomed life-style.

American and Russian authorities confront the murderer as the nuclear powered vessel ice-breaks a path to the pole.

The scientific sub-plot will take the reader by surprise, as will the ending.

About the Author

Raised in the pre-war bayou country, Michael F. Bradford, delivered a culture shock for schoolmate Californians in 1945. After graduating from UCLA, the author spent a tour of duty as commanding officer of a small US Naval Facility in Chaguaramas, Trinidad, West Indies. Mr. Bradford founded his own private firm that grew in eight years to be the 159th largest international construction company, as acclaimed by Engineering News Record. Other activities included major feature and documentary film productions abroad. The author in the 1960s became active in the development of theme parks, safari operating companies in Africa, and exotic game capture and supply for international zoological facilities. Mr. Bradford was responsible for the successful re-establishment of endangered African species through relocation, breeding, and game management. England, Central and Sub-Sahara Africa became home over the past forty years; the last fourteen have included intensive research and travel to little known areas of the Pacific, both above and beneath the surface.