The Kemp Gambit

Ice scientist spots impossible patterns. Antarctic ice shelf groans with wrong rhythm. Deep in the data, signs of apocalypse. She trudges across frozen wasteland for proof. Near-future suspense where discovery equals catastrophe-and every second counts. Nicky Penttila wrote her first story, a Mayan murder mystery, in seventh grade. But then came gymnastics, math team, and boyfriends. Later came husband, car payments, and a sleep-depriving work schedule at newspapers across the country. But the writing kept trickling out, a story here, a novella there, and finally, a real live novel. And she hasn't stopped.