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Cold Day For Murder (Mass Market Paperback)

by Dana Stabenow (Author) "THEY came out of the south late that morning on a black-and-silver Ski-doo LT ..." (more)

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Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Berkley (MM); Reissue edition (Jun 1 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 042513301X
ISBN-13: 978-0425133019
Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 91 g

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #54,947 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From Publishers Weekly

This whodunit rides the crest of today's styles: a female detective, a remote locale and the conflict between the traditional way of life (in this case Aleut) and modern America. Detective Kate Shugak became the top investigator for the Anchorage District Attorney's Office. But after getting her throat cut while apprehending a child abuser, she has retired to the Park, 20 million acres of Alaskan wilderness, snow and eccentrics--yet the children's cries keep reverberating in her head. When a park ranger--a congressman's son--disappears, as does the investigator sent after him, the FBI and Shugak's old boss ask for her help. In the process Shugak gets shot at twice and readers get a guided tour of the local landmarks, including Shugak's manipulative grandmother's house in Niniltna (pop. 800) and Bernie's Roadhouse, site of a hilarious showdown between two drunken pipeline workers with a stolen 30-ton excavating machine and a helicopter-flying state trooper. Stabenow's ( Second Star ) tale lacks tension, and Shugak's unfocused anger at the world seems a bit forced, but overall this is an enjoyable and well-written yarn.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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YA-- Up in the cold Alaskan countryside, a young National Park Ranger disappears. When the investigator on the case also vanishes, it's time for detective Kate Shugak to start hunting for answers. For those who like murder mysteries, female sleuths, and books set in Alaska, this is the one.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasingly Different, Jan 5 2004

By	W. Carol "dog lover" - See all my reviews

The first in the Kate Shugak series, this book begins a tad slowly...and the reader might want to put the book down and forget it. But that would be a big mistake, as I soon found out!

Because this is not only the story of a truly unique PI, hardboiled and independent Aleut native Kate Shugak, but also the story of an entire subculture that lives in temperatures and conditions that would probably kill the rest of us. I speak of rural Alaska--and if you didn't know much about it before reading this book, you sure will by the time you are done.

Although there is a mystery and a crime to be solved in this book, the star is Alaska itself and the very independent characters who populate its sparse and frozen countryside. The story itself concerns the disappearance of an overeager park ranger who just happens to be the son of a U.S. Senator back on the mainland. And the FBI agent originally sent to find the ranger is missing as well. Kate is asked to step in, which she does very reluctantly. But this reader was much more fascinated with Kate's living conditions than the plot.

Perhaps later in the series, the plot and description of the countryside even out. It's enough to make me want to keep reading!

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3.0 out of 5 stars A candidate to replace Hillerman?, Dec 24 2002

By	Dave Schwinghammer "Dave Schwinghammer" (Little Falls, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's a lot to like about A COLD DAY FOR MURDER. Kate Shugak is a much more realistic character than most female private eyes on the best-seller list. She's an Aleut Indian and former investigator for the Anchorage District Attorney's office, but at the beginning of the story, she's returned home to the Alaskan northland, sulking about a case gone wrong during which she was brutally injured. She's been hiding out, pretty much living a hermit's existence when Jack Morgan, her former boss and lover, shows up to ask her to investigate the disappearance of a Park Ranger, who's been missing for six weeks, and one of his investigators who went looking for him. Coincidentally, the park ranger is also a Congressman's son.
The best part of the book is the atmosphere. It's cold up there and people get around by snow machine and plane or helicopter. Everything is expensive because it must be flown in. There's moose hunting and played out gold and silver mines and drunken Aleuts whose favorite pastime is fighting. The Aleut families are close-knit and there is reverence for seniors, as is evidenced by Ekaterina, Kate's grandmother, one of the first people Kate talks to about the case. She's the former president of the Native American Council and she plays dumb about what happened. The Aleuts hate Outsiders and a missing park ranger doesn't concern them much.
The structure of A COLD DAY FOR MURDER is pretty straight-forward. Shugak, and her dog Mutt, a part wolf Siberian husky, track the ranger's movements the day he disappeared. He wasn't too popular, being a greenie and all and recommending that the park be opened for Outsiders. The dialogue is sometimes repetitive and any astute reader can figure out who done it by about mid book. But I'm so starved for a Hillerman replacement that I plan to order another Kate Shugak mystery.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent new find!, Nov 3 2002

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

Having spent two weeks in Alaska last summer, I thought I would give this author a try since she was recommended on this board. What a find! Kate Shugak is very solitary and strong. The mystery kept me riveted and guessing. Very unusual. Glad I began at the first in the series. Hope most of the characters show up in the following books. A fast and exciting read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
I loved this book. If you like strong women this is a book you should read.

Published on Oct 30 2002 by Jessica L. Montanye

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4.0 out of 5 stars Strong character!
I enjoyed this book. I will probably buy more in the series. I liked the strength of the lead character and found the mystery compelling.

Published on Oct 11 2001 by Liza Lee Miller