Miles lived in Cold Storage, Alaska his whole life. Not so much for his older brother Clive. Clive had a run in with the law and was in prison for selling drugs. After getting out of jail, Clive decides he needs to turn his life around and returns to Cold Storage.

Miles also has been taking care of his mother along with everyone else in Cold Storage. He is a physician's assistant. However, there is not a doctor in Cold Storage. So it all falls on Miles shoulders.

Clive comes back to find that his mother has just passed away. While walking though the town, Clive comes across an old tavern that has seen better days. Clive decides that he is going to renovate this tavern. In order to get a license, he also has to have this not only be a bar, but a church as well. Clive also has several problems...he thinks the animals talk to him and he has another that he is hiding from his ex partner Jake.

COLD STORAGE, ALASKA is a little on the strange side. However, I really liked it. The story line kept me interested in what was going to happen next in this small town. There are a lot of small story lines for the different characters that all intertwine with the two main characters. I know that I am not crazy about the cold in Wisconsin, so I can't even image what it must be like in Alaska. The description of winter in Alaska by John Straley makes me think that winter in Wisconsin is not so bad after all.

John Straley writes a book that has not only about two brothers who find their way back to each other, but has some very funny parts to it as well. I recommend COLD STORAGE, ALASKA.