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SPRING WAS MAKING ITSELF HEARD IN THE CHUGACH Mountains south of the Matanuska Valley in Alaska. Read the first page
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Exciting Alaskan mystery
8 Jun 2002
Format:Hardcover
Dog musher Jessie Arnold has not had an easy time of it lately. Four months ago, she broke up with her significant other, State Trooper Alex when he moved to Idaho and she didn't want to leave Alaska nor commit to a marriage when she guarded her independence. Three months ago, a serial arsonist burnt down her log cabin located in a remote area eight miles from the small town of Wasilla in Matunuska Valley.
Now that the long days of summer are nearly here, work is getting underway to build Jessie a bigger and better log cabin complete with a basement. When they excavate the hole that will house the foundation, Jessie finds a skeleton buried in one of the dirt walls. The police also find a gold butterfly pendant near the remains, which belong to the victim of one of Alaska's most violent serial killers. The pendant links up to a copycat killing that are going on today and Jessie finds herself once again in deadly danger.
Sue Henry brings to life the beauty and the camaraderie of living in Alaska to such a degree that readers will want to hop a plane to visit our forty-ninth state. The protagonist embodies the spirit of Alaska, a person who is fiercely independent, wants her way, and will bend but not break. The mystery itself is a well-drawn puzzle, impossible to fathom until all the pieces click neatly into place. Readers of COLD COMPANY will enjoy the latest installment in this long running series.
Harriet Klausner
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Jessie's cabin is rebuilt
8 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
Jessie Arnold, intrepid Alaskan female musher, has been without a permanent home since her cabin was burned by an arsonist the previous year. Now she watches in delight as a construction crew digs a hole for the basement of her new home. In the process, however, Jesse discovers the skeleton of someone who was buried on her homesite many years ago. As the forensic experts attempt to discover the identity of the body, new bodies of women more recently killed begin to show up in the vicinity. Also Jessie begins to receive roses from an anonymous person, which parallels the modus operandi of a serial killer who operated in the area some 20 years ago. The investigation of the murders proceeds as Jessie's house is rebuilt and the mystery grows until the climatic moment when the killer's identity is revealed and Jessie's life is endangered. A new romance, and a new cabin for Jessie infuse some interesting elements into this enjoyable series.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Almost Like Being There
8 Aug 2005
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Jessie Arnold is building a new cabin on her property to replace the one that was burned to the ground by an arsonist a few months ago (Beneath The Ashes). During the excavation for her basement, a skeleton is unearthed. Meanwhile, women are being found to have been murdered in a way that recalls a serial murderer of twenty years ago. Sue Henry weaves a wonderful plot in which several characters could be the perpetrator. The reader worries Jessie will trust the wrong person while suspecting another. As always, Henry's landscape and wildlife descriptions are so well done, it's almost like being there. I read Sleeping Lady several years ago and I don't remember the story, but I remember the descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness. These books let the reader reside in the wilderness for a little while with all the perks and none of the hardships.
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