500 Pages, Five Countries, and Corroding Ships

Greenland Target went live today. After months of writing, rewriting, and occasionally throwing entire chapters into the bin, it’s finally out there.

This one took longer than I expected. Not the writing itself—that’s not the hard part. The hard part was building a world that felt plausible enough to unsettle you, then letting the story build tension through decisions and consequences rather than constant action.

The World That Almost Is

The setting came first: a near-future where the Thompson Complex—a biological organism that corrodes metal on contact—has spread across the North Atlantic. Ships rust overnight. Trade routes collapse. Insurance companies flee. And governments scramble for answers whilst the shipping industry quietly panics.

I spent weeks researching the locations where the story unfolds: Hamburg, Trondheim, Brussels, Reykjavik, and finally Nuuk on Greenland. Each place had to feel authentic, because this kind of story only works if the geography is real, even when the crisis isn’t.

The geopolitical shifts came naturally after that. Europe realigns with Britain, Canada, and Australia. The Atlantic becomes a liability. The politicians start looking north, toward the Arctic, where melting ice is opening new shipping lanes. It’s speculative, certainly—but grounded in the kinds of decisions politicians actually make when they’re frightened.

The People in the Wreckage

Then came the characters. Amelia and Erik Wiedner return from Scandinavian Target, but this time they’re up against more than scientific mysteries. Their adversary, UN special envoy Detlev Klüver, is back as well—still convinced he’s solving problems whilst creating entirely new ones.

But the real addition is Eiríkur Magnússon, an Icelandic shipowner watching his fleet corrode in real-time. He’s desperate. He’s out of options. And desperation makes people cross lines they wouldn’t normally touch.

And then there’s Jake and Maria—two people who stumble into this mess entirely by accident. They’re not heroes. They’re not experts. They’re just ordinary people with flaws and fears, trying to survive something much bigger than themselves. That’s what gives this thriller its human core. They’re in over their heads, and they know it.

The Chaos of Creating

I spent ages planning this story before I wrote a single word. Plot structure, character arcs, research notes—all meticulously organised. And then, whilst actually writing it, I binned half of it and started over. Some chapters I rewrote three times because they didn’t sit right.

The result is a fairly hefty book—over 500 pages in print. This isn’t an action-packed page-turner, though there’s action when the story demands it. It’s a European thriller—slow-burning, character-driven, interested in conversations as much as confrontations. And the ending? It’s a literary ending. Not everything wraps up neatly. Some questions linger. That’s intentional.

Where to Find It

Greenland Target is available now on Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo. If you read Scandinavian Target, you’ll recognise some faces. If you haven’t, don’t worry—this works perfectly well as a standalone.

I hope you find something in these pages that stays with you. That’s all any writer can really ask for.