"A Nazi bioweapon lost in the Black Forest. A blood inheritance that cannot be escaped.
A race against extinction from Cape Town to Oslo to Paris."
When journalist Amara Botha receives a mysterious inheritance, she becomes both target
and last defense against a threat conceived in humanity's darkest hour.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING
"Frozen Assets is a high-concept techno-thriller that fuses Nazi-era horror with modern bioterror paranoia,
spinning a web as intricate as it is relentless—a rare global thriller that earns its ambition and rarely lets up."
— International Thriller Review
★★★★☆ "A page-turner and a wake-up call—a book that won't let you look away, and probably won't let you sleep."
— Mystery & Suspense Quarterly
WHY THIS THRILLER DEMANDS YOUR ATTENTION
Spans Eight Decades of Conspiracy
From the hidden laboratories of WWII to today's cutting-edge biotech facilities, follow the terrible evolution of a weapon designed to outlive its creators.
A Protagonist Who Mirrors Our Time
Amara Botha—investigative journalist, reluctant heir to scientific secrets, and woman hunted across continents—must decode her own bloodline before it's weaponized.
Brutally Relevant
In an era where pandemics reshape society and science advances faster than ethics, Frozen Assets confronts the nightmares we've inherited and the ones we continue to engineer.
Meticulously Researched
Every location, scientific concept, and historical connection has been crafted with precision, creating a thriller that feels disturbingly plausible.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anton Ernst is a South African-born internationally acclaimed film producer making his debut as a novelist.
With a distinguished career producing numerous films across South Africa, Europe, and North America, Ernst brings a filmmaker's
eye for global storytelling to the page. His high-octane action thriller "Momentum," starring Olga Kurylenko and Morgan Freeman,
showcased his talent for crafting tense, international narratives. His 2012 film "Little One" was South Africa's entry to the
Academy Awards and won Best Movie at the 2013 New York International Film Festival. With additional successes including
"Jakhalsdans," "Stilte," and "Ek Lief Jou," Ernst has proven himself no stranger to high-impact storytelling across mediums.
His transition to thriller writing leverages his cinematic sensibility for tension, atmosphere, and global intrigue.