Welcome to the website of author & geologist Sarah Andrews

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Author and geologist Sarah Andrews at the controls of an NYANG LC-130 on the sea ice runway, McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

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**August, 2007 - In Cold Pursuit is released to book stores**

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English pilot Paul Murphy reading his copy of In Cold Pursuit in his helicopter in Antarctica.

"Arriving in Antarctica to work on her master's thesis, glaciologist Valena Walker discovers that her professor has been arrested for murder. Determined to avoid being shipped back to the States before she completes her studies, she decides to investigate a reporter's mysterious death from exposure.

After a slow start, the story picks up until it crackles with energy and purpose.

Geologist Andrews, author of the "Em Hansen" series (Earth Colors), received a grant from the National Science Foundation to research this novel at the South Pole. Introducing an intriguing new detective in a unique setting, this mystery, Andrews's best so far, is brilliantly written and painstakingly authentic. Highly recommended for all mystery collections."

—Library Journal (starred review)

"Antarctica proves the perfect location for a classic locked-room puzzle. Pursuing her Master's degree under the guidance of storied glaciologist Dr. Emmett Vanderzee, Valena Walker is about to fulfill her dream of visiting the coldest continent.

Upon arrival, though, she is dismayed to hear that Emmett has been shipped out, arrested for the murder of a reporter from a neocon newspaper who was thought to have died from altitude sickness. In fact, Valena herself is about to be sent back to the States. Devastated, but undaunted, she turns detective attempting to figure out what really happened at the remote camp... Some of Emmett's colleagues help her chart a course among the scientists, technicians and military personnel at the main base at McMurdo; others warn her to back off...

Against the breathtakingly beautiful and perilous backdrop of Antarctica, Valena keeps up her dangerous search for the truth, hoping to save Emmett's career and her own.

Andrews (Dead Dry, 2005, etc,) sets a satisfying combination of mystery, politics, science and history in a land of stark beauty and ever-present danger."

—Kirkus Reviews

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Welcome!

This site is for all my friends, readers, and geo-colleagues who enjoy the Em Hansen forensic geology mysteries, and for those who simply love geology and want to know more about it without having to read a textbook.

I write the books to make geology easier to access (and of course to spin a good yarn), but this site will also give you links to all sorts of interesting websites used by professional geologists.

Because I wear a lot of different hats (mystery writer, geologist, teacher, adventurer) I've included a couple of different routes you can use to learn more about what kind of mischief I'm up to.

The biography will get you started, but you might want to check out the curriculum vitae if you want to see what a crooked path a career can take and still come together as an integrated whole, which is kind of what working in the sciences (and arts) is all about.

The current book is Dead Dry, published in October, 2005, now available in both paperback in hardcover. The previous book is Earth Colors, available in both paperback and hardcover.

You can get some clues to these new books on this web site. Keep coming back, because I'm going to update this site frequently with fun new links, stories, and pictures.

Definitely look at my events calendar. I'd love to see you at my next book signing or speaking event.

Yours truly,

Sarah Andrews

Note: This is the web site of Sarah Andrews the geologist/writer who lives in the United States. Click here for the site of Sarah Andrews the photographer/journalist who lives in Spain.