Murder at Five Finger Light: A Jessie Arnold Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

At loose ends because she is unable to race her dogs this season due to an injury, Jessie Arnold heads to Five Finger Light Island to help friends restore an old lighthouse. On the way to the island, Jessie meets Karen Emerson, who is on the run from a persistent stalker, and invites her along on the trip. Once on the island, Jessie's idyllic getaway turns deadly as a body is found, a woman disappears, and an extensive search of the tiny island fails to find her. Jessie and her companions realize they are on their own when they discover that all means of communicating with the outside world are either missing or destroyed. Alternating chapters from Jessie's and the stalker's points of view keep motives hidden and readers guessing as the plot moves briskly along. The unspoiled Alaskan setting, and Jessie and her boyfriend Alex's somewhat uneasy relationship, add to this eleventh in the series. Sue O'Brien
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"'The twists and turns keep you turning the pages...a thoroughly good read.' Denver Post 'Wonderfully evocative.' Baltimore Sun 'Henry revels in the wilderness of Alaskan scenery and keeps the tension mounting...a fine adventure.' Cleveland Plain Dealer 'Fast-paced page-turner.' Boston Herald" --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Sue Henry has won both the Anthony and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel for her critically acclaimed Jessie Arnold mystery series. A former college administrator, Sue Henry has lived in Alaska for thirty years, and when she's not RVing the country, she makes her home in Anchorage. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Iditarod veteran, dog trainer, and kennel owner Jessie Arnold, recuperating from a knee injury, agrees to join a lighthouse renovation team with friends who have become its caretakers. They don't realize that some on the Alaskan island have more nefarious activities in mind, including drug smuggling. Jessie's recuperation gives the latest in Henry's series a low-key tone very different from that of previous books. Furthermore, Henry overdoes the details, dulling the suspense. Narrator Staci Snell provides a minimalist narration that manages to enhance the quiet story. While this will appeal most to fans of the series, others may wonder when the excitement of the wilds of Alaska will begin. M.A.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.