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From Publishers Weekly

Love of the Alaska wilderness, a hallmark of Henry's previous books (Termination Dust), shines throughout this hymn to black bears and bush pilots. Rochelle Lewis is told that her missing husband's plane has been located during the spring thaw near Mt. Susitna, known as The Sleeping Lady. Her relief is soured when she learns that his whereabouts are still unaccounted for, but that a woman's body was found in the cockpit. Chelle flies immediately to the site only to find Alaska State Trooper Jensen investigating what is clearly a matter of foul play: the plane had been shot down and the unidentified woman had been fatally beaten before the crash. Where had Norm Lewis been taking this woman? And why hadn't he told his wife about the unscheduled charter flight? As Jensen, the medical examiner and other officials try to identify the woman and track the shooter, Chelle begins to wake from her winterlong paralysis occasioned by her husband's disappearance. But after she discovers clues to his fateful trip, she is stalked by those who want Norm's purpose hidden. While the thin plot may disappoint some mystery traditionalists, Henry's textured characterization, her attentive depiction of the wilderness area and a brown bear's spring awakening and her indignation at hunting violations will engage most armchair travelers in the lower 48.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Melting spring snow uncovers the smashed remains of a small aircraft with a corpse in the passenger seat. Alex Jensen, the Alaska state trooper introduced in Murder on the Iditarod Trail (LJ 4/1/91), seeks out the missing pilot. Solid.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Snookered!, Jan 4 2003

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"cajasu@aol.com" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sleeping Lady: An Alex Jensen Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Yes, I was snookered by the ending of this book. Never saw it coming. And I liked the fact that I didnt.

Norm Lewis is missing and a woman is found shot dead in his plane bogged down in water. His wife, Alex Jensen and a few others plod into the wilderness after their plane is grounded in an effort to find Norm and instead, find trouble in several forms.

The opening chapter is marvelous. After being to Alaska and seeing a few grizzlies in the wild, you never want to see any animal become extinct. They work on instinct and have no intention of going after us unless we are in their way.

What a book! An exciting read. The ending is cheating but what the heck! I like to be snookered once in a while...in a good way. On to the next. :D

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good setting and characters but the plot cheats!, May 29 2002

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Richard A. Lovett (West Coast, United States) - See all my reviews
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Having lived in Anchorage, I love much about Sue Henry's Alaska mysteries, which evoke the land and its people with obvious affection. But this is the weakest link in the series.

First of all, Henry is at her best when dealing with dogsledding, but here, dogs play little role. More importantly, though, this story lies to the reader. In an attempt to set a red herring, Henry allows a viewpoint character to see and do things the character (who has knowledge not yet available to the reader) wouldn't actually see and do. Sorry to be vague, but I don't want to disclose the secret. I went back and reread the vital section, though, and the book does indeed cheat.

I'm tempted to penalize this book by giving it a single star, but the setting, characters, and 99 percent of the story are at least 3 1/2-star material-and at least Henry tried to do something different, even if it doesn't work. Fans of the series will want to read this book; first-timers would do better to start with "Murder on the Ididerod."

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4.0 out of 5 stars Murder in grizzly country, April 17 2002

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Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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Pilot Norm Lewis' plane is found crashed in the Alaska wilderness with a woman's body in it. His wife is upset and confused as to what happened to Norm and why the woman's body is in the plane. State trooper Alex Jensen goes to the site to try to solve the mystery. Sue Henry again gives the reader beautiful word pictures of Alaska and spins a mystery with a curious twist at the end. She also narrates part of the story from the vantage point of a male grizzly who has a significant part in the story. This is another good addition to this series, but is not as gripping as the first two books, "Murder on the Iditerod Trail" and "Termination Dust".

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mere comments and observations.
I was absolutely captivated with the descriptive writing Sue Henry did in this book and reading it is the closest possible thing to actually being on the scenes she describes... Read more

Published on April 10 2002 by Howard M. Pierce

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but not the best
This was not one of her better books. I liked the ones with the sled dogs better. Even though this was not her best Henry described the Alaska wilderness vividly.

Published on Mar 30 2002