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    A Fatal Thaw

    By Dana Stabenow

    3.5/5

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    The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. Kate Shugak investigates a brutal murder spree in A Fatal Thaw.

    Eleven days ago, Roger McAniff bought himself a new Winchester 30.06 rifle. Ten days ago he went out to test it. Now nine people are dead. But only eight were killed by McAniff...

    Stephen Syms. Patrick Jorgensen. Lyle and Lucy Longstaff. Lisa Getty. The Weiss family, John, Tina, and their two children. All slaughtered.

    Considering she would have been his final victim, private investigator Kate Shugak almost regrets not killing Roger McAniff. But Lisa Getty was killed by a different rifle. Different rifle, different shooter. And Kate is tasked with tracking this unknown killer down before the case goes completely cold...

    Reviewers on Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series:

    'An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.' New York Times

    'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this.' Booklist

    'If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.' Michael Connelly

    'An outstanding series.' Washington Post

    'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.' Seattle Times

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead of Zeus
    Release dateSep 1, 2018
    ISBN9781788548991
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    Dana Stabenow

    Dana Stabenow was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fishing tender. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Her first book in the bestselling Kate Shugak series, A Cold Day for Murder, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Follow Dana at stabenow.com

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    • 4/5
      Kate Shugak was an investigator for the Anchorage prosecutor’s office until while attempting to stop a child molester, her throat is cut from ear to ear. When her throat is healed, with her voice ruined, she retires back to the National Park to her homestead.On the first spring morning she wakes to 30 degrees and begins her break-out chores. A killer 25 miles north and west to her begins a murders spree. Kate will bring him down, the police will take him to Anchorage for trial, BUT one victim of his rampage was killed by a different rifle! Kate begins to investigate …This novel, though part of a series, can be read as a standalone novel as Ms. Stabenow has provided plenty of flesh to her characters and a backdrop of Alaskan wilderness and native ceremonies. Though this is a mystery, you will not be following clues to solve, instead you will have an ear to the investigation.
    • 4/5
      Kate Shugak has had months of relative peace, unbothered by the demands of her former profession. That's broken by not jus t a murder in the park, but a massacre one bright, sunny, Alaska-spring morning. Kate is the last person he comes after, because she's warned of the shootings and the fact that the man is headed her way. She and her wolf cross, Mutt, manage to take him down alive.

      There are nine dead. But did the man kill all nine, or only eight? One of the dead, a woman, was killed by a bullet from a different gun. Same type, same caliber, but not the same gun.

      Two killers, with the same type of gun, the same sunny morning?

      The woman killed by the second gun, unfortunately, had a host of people who might have wanted her dead, and they would all be local.

      Kate gets the thankless task of finding, or not finding, this second killer.

      This is, once again, a story of character and intricate social ties, with the questions of who and why the keys that open those questions. Kate and her friends, family, and colleagues are complicated people, filled with virtues and flaws, and so are their neighbors and friends.

      A good read or listen. Recommended.

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    • 4/5
      A fun quick read is this early Shugak Alaskan outback mystery. Who used the other rifle to kill one of the perceived victims of a deranged serial killer? Lots of local color as spring arrives and a potlatch is staged for the victims. Kate is almost a victim before she identifies the killer.
    • 4/5
      This book was a very interesting murder mystery with a mix of Alaskan history. It was a fast, easy read and very entertaining. Love Kate's independent nature and the relationship she has with her dog. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      3.5 Kate is on tough Alaskan Woman. In this second book she faces a crazy man, an unknown murderer, a glacier and......very near death with her dear companion Mutt 1/2 husky 1/2 wolf.I really enjoy these quick tales of murder adventure and extreme living. The characters are all quirky and just as you'd expect in the wilds.
    • 4/5
      Second in the Kate Shugak series.Spring has come to the Park and with it, a mad killer who leaves 10 bodies behind until brought down by Kate and her half wolf, half husky dog, Mutt. Among the bodies, however, is that of a beautiful, promiscuous young woman who, it unfolds, was shot by a different rifle from the one used by the mass killer. Kate is assigned the job of tracking down and identifying this second murderer.A big step upward in quality of writing in this 2nd book in the series. Especially fine are Stabenow’s descriptions of a modern potlatch and the manner in which spring comes to the Arctic. Her characters are still more or less one-dimensional, but the situations and locales are absorbing and really carry the book along. Stabenow endows Kate with a fine sense of ironic humor; Kate is one character who, while not exactly developing, continues to interest.Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      This is the second in the Kate Shugak series and another fun read. Kate investigates a murder of opportunity. Good--Stabenow’s descriptions of a modern potlatch and spring in the Arctic. Marguerite Gavin, again, does a great job on the narration. Stabenow exquisitely describes the mountains in this tale--I wonder why she just doesn't use the real names? This second book in the series had a stronger plot than the first. Where's #3?
    • 4/5
      Private Detective Kate Shugak, a former investigator with the district attorney's office, lives on an isolated homestead in Alaska near Denali National Park. Local resident, Roger McAniff, has gone on a rampage, killing nine people before Kate can stop him. Ballistics tests prove Roger killed eight of the dead, but Lisa Getty was killed by someone else. Kate starts investigating who in Lisa's life might be motivated to kill her and discovers Lisa's secret life of drug dealing, promiscuity, and even poaching. I really enjoy this series, especially because I lived in Alaska years ago and am familiar with many of the settings. The book also reintroduces some very unique characters including Bobby Wheeler, a wheelchair-bound veteran who hosts the Fifth Annual Twentieth Anniversary Celebration of the Tet Offensive. There are a lot of interesting glimpses of Native Alaskan culture, including a potlach, which is a community party filled with food and native dancing. The ending wasn't a surprise but I enjoyed seeing how Kate was able to prove it. The setting was incredibly vivid. The story can be read as a standalone mystery even though it is second in the series. However much of Kate's history is revealed in book one. I've already picked up the next three books in the series and look forward to reading them.
    • 3/5
      There's a mass murder in the Alaskan park area where Kate Shugak lives. She, with the help of Mutt, captures the suspect. When ballistics gets back the report, it is discovered that one of the shots that killed was fired from a different rifle. Kate helps investigate. She knows who the person who did it was almost from the beginning and most readers will also suspect that person from the beginning. The author, however, does a good job in describing the area. Not exactly the best in the series. It is a short and quick read. I enjoyed the earlier installment entitled A Cold Day so I'll probably give the next one a chance based on the strength of the first.