Franz Josef by Alan Carter

From the award-winning author of Marlborough Man and Doom Creek, this atmospheric thriller plunges readers into a bloodsoaked crevasse of natural disasters, international intrigue and calculated murder.

The tiny South Island town of Franz Josef is perched precariously on New Zealand’s Alpine Fault. It already faces devastating earthquakes, floods and landslides. And now it harbours a killer.
When a body is discovered suspended in a glacier, detectives Nick Chester and Latifa Rapata are sent to investigate. More victims surface, as does a web of corruption stretching from the international aid industry to the blood-steeped fields of a civil war.

DS Nick Chester returns in a gripping new case set in quake-prone Franz Josef where a body found in a glacier leads to more victims and a trail of corruption. With detective Latifa Rapata, Nick uncovers links to civil war and global aid scandals. A tense, atmospheric thriller the third in Alan Carter s acclaimed Nick Chester series.

About the Author: Alan Carter was born in Sunderland, United Kingdom. He immigrated to Australia in 1991 and now lives just south of Hobart. He sometimes works as a television documentary director. In his spare time, he plunges into the icy Tasmanian waters for fun. He is the author of five Cato Kwong novels – Prime Cut, Getting Warmer, Bad Seed, Heaven Sent and Crocodile Tears – and the Nick Chester novels Marlborough Man and Doom Creek, set in New Zealand.

04 Nov 2025
 

Franz Josef: A New Zealand mystery set on a glacier by Alan Carter ISBN 9781760995331