Kate Shugak has joyfully stepped down from her position as
chair of the Niniltna Native Association, the tribal group
her Emaa headed for many years. To help the new chair stand
on her own, she needs to get out of Niniltna and the Park
completely. As it happens, Alaska State Trooper Liam
Campbell just contacted his former instructor Jim Chopin
with a case back in Newenham that could use the help of a
good P.I.
Finn Grant was a man no one liked, least of all the members
of his family and community. When a loosened nut holding the
bell housing over the oil screen on his plane engine caused
catastrophic (and lethal) failure it was all too convenient
for a number of the residents of Newenham. In fact one of
those residents, Liam's wife Wy had threatened to kill Grant
the day before he died. The loosened nut looked like an
accident but as Liam said, "he was an asshole, but he wasn't
a sloppy asshole". If Wy's name isn't cleared Liam and she
will have to leave the area. Having Kate Shugak investigate
undercover means she can give the case her full attention
without bias, learning things that no one in the area would
tell the Trooper.
I've been reading Dana Stabnenow since the first Kate Shugak
book A Cold Day for Murder and added the Liam
Campbell series when it began, too. It was a pleasure to
read a book where Kate and Liam work together. When authors
have tried such things in the past, it has not always been a
success but Stabenow pulled it off with her usual panache. I
always look forward to some time spent in the forty-ninth
state with realistically-drawn quirky characters, not the
least of which is the environment. Stabenow has the gift of
revealing the heart and souls of difficult characters
without letting their human frailties weaken their status as
heroes. As always I enjoy my books with a thread of humor
and in that manner, too, Dana Stabenow always delivers.
RESTLESS IN THE GRAVE is book nineteen in the Kate Shugak
series. It could also be considered book five in the Liam
Campbell series. If you've not read either of Stabenow's
mystery series, I highly recommend them as well as her other
books. She also has written the Star Svensdotter science
fiction novels and two thrillers.
New York Times bestseller Dana Stabenow returns with her
most outstanding novel yet, teaming up two of her most
beloved characters, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak
and Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell, in the same story
for the first time.Alaska aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant
died in the fiery crash of his Piper Super Cub. Someone
sabotaged his engine, and virtually everyone in southwestern
Alaska has a motive, including his betrayed wife, his
bullied children, and Liam's wife, bush pilot Wyanet
Chouinard. With few places to turn, Liam asks his former
mentor Niniltna post commander Sergeant Jim Chopin, for
help, and Jim quickly brings Kate onto the case.Working
undercover as—of all things—a waitress at Bill's Bar and
Grill, Kate learns over beer and burgers that Grant's
business had expanded meteorically over the last two years.
After buying the closed Air Force base south of town from
the federal government at a bargain-basement price, he
became a fixed-base operator running his fishing, hunting,
and flight-seeing business, servicing planes flying through
the area, and most interestingly and lucratively, getting
into the air freight business. But what kind of freight was
he moving, and where?The answers involve Kate in her most
challenging case to date, one that starts with murder and
quickly sprawls into a much larger conspiracy ranging from
the darkest family secrets to treason and beyond. Restless
in the Grave is a treat for fans and another outstanding
addition to Dana Stabenow's acclaimed and award-winning
series.
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy