Project Gutenberg 2019-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 191 Howard, Hayden 1925 2014 Howard, John Hayden Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan Murder Beneath the Polar Ice Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, July 1960 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Murder Beneath the Polar Ice" by Hayden Howard is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. Set against the chilling backdrop of the Arctic Sea, the story delves into themes of survival, technological warfare, and the ethical implications of human actions in the face of evolving threats beneath the polar ice. The narrative revolves around characters navigating both the physical dangers of the deep sea and the moral quandaries posed by military operations. The plot focuses on a team of submariners and a diver named "Murderer." As they probe the Arctic depths for missing picket buoys, they encounter unexpected threats, including an explosive device disguised in a gelatinous mass beneath the ice. The tension escalates when the protagonist, the Murderer, finds himself in a deadly altercation with another diver, leading to a tragic chain of events. The novel explores the emotional and ethical turmoil surrounding the conflicts of duty and survival, culminating in a harrowing recognition of the consequences of their actions in a military setting, ultimately questioning the nature of murder in both personal and global contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Submarines (Ships) -- Fiction Arctic regions -- Fiction Divers -- Fiction Cold War -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 60288 2025-07-24T08:36:45.103924 text/html 36434 2024-10-17T15:16:55 text/html 274476 2025-07-24T08:36:47.138902 application/epub+zip 273293 2025-07-24T08:36:45.487975 application/epub+zip 79999 2025-07-24T08:36:45.267917 application/epub+zip 313148 2025-07-24T08:36:48.464949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305243 2025-07-24T08:36:46.934970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112347 2022-09-27T14:21:26.346692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53555 2025-07-24T08:36:44.969932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33678 2024-10-17T15:16:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17997 2025-07-24T08:36:48.603901 application/rdf+xml 26827 2025-07-24T08:36:45.351925 image/jpeg 4627 2025-07-24T08:36:45.308943 image/jpeg 421454 2025-07-24T08:36:45.120937 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia