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"A NIGHT TOO DARK "
"Stabenow is blessed with a rich prose style and a fine eye for detail...It's an outstanding series and one that has, in fact, won awards and begun to turn up on bestseller lists here in the Lower 48. If you've never visited Alaska, it's also an intriguing introduction to that big, brawling, rather bewildering state."--"The Washington Post"
"Stabenow deftly explores the environmental and economic impact of gold mining in her sizzling 17th novel to feature Alaska PI Kate Shugak."--"Publishers Weekly"
"This finely evoked world of sod-roofed cabins and mining pre-fabs is still a place well worth visiting."--"The Houston Chronicle"
"Kate Shugak, the Aleut private eye, demonstrates why she is considered one of the best among female sleuths in "A Night Too Dark", the latest episode in Dana Stabenow's long-running Alaska-based series.""--San Diego Union-Tribune "
"Kate Shugak's dark side is on display in Stabenow's 17th series novel... There isn't a stone left unturned as Stabenow exhumes old memories and new problems in a book taut with danger."--"Romantic Times BOOKreviews"
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In Alaska, somebody disappears every day. Hunters who head into the wilderness, fishermen who brave the great rivers, tourists who attempt to do both. In Aleut, detective Kate Shugak s park, people have been falling off the grid quite a bit lately. And as she and state trooper Jim Chopin are about to realize, it s got something to do with the recent discovery of the world s second-largest gold mine in their very own backyard. A hostile environment activist organisation has embraced Alaska s Suulutaq Mine as its reason for being, attracting more attention than many of the locals can tolerate. So it s almost a relief when Kate finally finds a body this, more than politics, she can handle. Until the identity of the body vanishes too. Now it s up to Kate and Jim to dig deeper into the mining controversy and find the truth about what s going on in her homeland. Even if that means facing down the enemy who will kill to keep certain secrets buried.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
First Sentence: Gold.
Mining has come to Kate's corner of Alaska and changing her world forever. But death is still there. A truck is found with an apparent suicide note. What remains of a body is later found and identified as one of the workers from the Suulutaq Mine. When the man thought dead walks into Kate's yard, they find someone disappeared at the same time and uncover a case of corporate espionage. But the death of a much-liked mine office worker has Kate determined to find out what is going on.
Most of the things I love about Dana Stabenow's writing are here. The dialogue is excellent and filled with delightfully dry humor. The sense of place in her ability to convey Alaska, particularly the profusion of flowers in spring, is visually effective. Her references to contemporary music and books contribute to the sense of time and identity of the characters of Kate and Jim. The scenes of sexual foreplay are fun, titillating yet never go too far.
The characters are empathic and appealing. For everything Kate has survived, which has given her the edge and strength she has, as a character, she is anything but cold. Although she is a bit too good to be true, that is also what bring me back book after book. Chopper Jim, Old Sam, the aunties, Johnny, Mutt and all those around her provide dimension both to Kate and to the setting.
The plot started off strong but rather wandered away from itself. Ms. Stabenow knows how to build a scene so filled with anticipation and suspense, you nearly forget to breathe. Although there was one such scene, there was only one.
For the rest of the story, it rather felt to be "Kate Lite." It reminded me more of her earlier, lighter books. I very much enjoyed those at the time, but her more recent books, those after "Hunter's Moon" have developed so far past those, this feels to be a step back.
I'm not saying the issues raised in the story weren't interesting, timely or important; they were. Kate's concerns about the changes happening around her will certainly impact her growth as a character. I'm also not saying I was bored or found the book slow reading; I assuredly was not.
For all my admitted disappointment, this is still a good read and I am anxious to see where the series goes from here. But would someone please explain to me what the title, with its dark and suspenseful connotation, had to do with the story?
A NIGHT TOO DARK (PI-Kate Shugak-Alaska-Cont) - Good
Stabenow, Dana - 17th in series
Minotaur Books, ©2010, US Hardcover - ISBN: 9780312559090
Mining has come to Kate's corner of Alaska and changing her world forever. But death is still there. A truck is found with an apparent suicide note. What remains of a body is later found and identified as one of the workers from the Suulutaq Mine. When the man thought dead walks into Kate's yard, they find someone disappeared at the same time and uncover a case of corporate espionage. But the death of a much-liked mine office worker has Kate determined to find out what is going on.
Most of the things I love about Dana Stabenow's writing are here. The dialogue is excellent and filled with delightfully dry humor. The sense of place in her ability to convey Alaska, particularly the profusion of flowers in spring, is visually effective. Her references to contemporary music and books contribute to the sense of time and identity of the characters of Kate and Jim. The scenes of sexual foreplay are fun, titillating yet never go too far.
The characters are empathic and appealing. For everything Kate has survived, which has given her the edge and strength she has, as a character, she is anything but cold. Although she is a bit too good to be true, that is also what bring me back book after book. Chopper Jim, Old Sam, the aunties, Johnny, Mutt and all those around her provide dimension both to Kate and to the setting.
The plot started off strong but rather wandered away from itself. Ms. Stabenow knows how to build a scene so filled with anticipation and suspense, you nearly forget to breathe. Although there was one such scene, there was only one.
For the rest of the story, it rather felt to be "Kate Lite." It reminded me more of her earlier, lighter books. I very much enjoyed those at the time, but her more recent books, those after "Hunter's Moon" have developed so far past those, this feels to be a step back.
I'm not saying the issues raised in the story weren't interesting, timely or important; they were. Kate's concerns about the changes happening around her will certainly impact her growth as a character. I'm also not saying I was bored or found the book slow reading; I assuredly was not.
For all my admitted disappointment, this is still a good read and I am anxious to see where the series goes from here. But would someone please explain to me what the title, with its dark and suspenseful connotation, had to do with the story?
A NIGHT TOO DARK (PI-Kate Shugak-Alaska-Cont) - Good
Stabenow, Dana - 17th in series
Minotaur Books, ©2010, US Hardcover - ISBN: 9780312559090
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
AudioFile magazine describes Marguerite Gavin's voice as "sonorous..., rich and full of emotion.... She easily delivers wry humor [and] moves smoothly from accent to accent without hesitation, recalling multiple characters perfectly." Quite right. Her narration of A NIGHT TOO DARK is low key yet compelling as she returns to deliver another Kate Shugak thriller. Booklist writes "Gavin does justice to the complex character of Kate and those who enter her sphere...." So apropos because it may well be the complexity of Kate's character that keeps readers/listeners coming back for more. As for those who "enter her sphere," well.....
In this, Stabenow's 17th novel to bring us PI Kate Shugak, the characters who cross her path (in addition to the love of her life Trooper Jim Chopin and her beloved Mutt who is half wolf half husky) are all affected by the Suulutaq Mine and the recently discovered large deposits of gold. The economic impact of this find is a bit more than Kate can relate to but finding a pickup with a suicide note in it but no driver is definitely up her alley. The sudden appearance of the supposed recently deceased complicates matters a bit, but leave it to Kate.
Along the way environmental questions re the gold mine are raised, and we are treated to sharp portraits of that sometimes incomprehensible state Alaska. Stabenow and her series just get better and better with time - would that all of us would age as well.
Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
In this, Stabenow's 17th novel to bring us PI Kate Shugak, the characters who cross her path (in addition to the love of her life Trooper Jim Chopin and her beloved Mutt who is half wolf half husky) are all affected by the Suulutaq Mine and the recently discovered large deposits of gold. The economic impact of this find is a bit more than Kate can relate to but finding a pickup with a suicide note in it but no driver is definitely up her alley. The sudden appearance of the supposed recently deceased complicates matters a bit, but leave it to Kate.
Along the way environmental questions re the gold mine are raised, and we are treated to sharp portraits of that sometimes incomprehensible state Alaska. Stabenow and her series just get better and better with time - would that all of us would age as well.
Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Kate Shugak Faces Change
19 Feb 2010
Format:Hardcover
Dana Stabenow takes her fans into the depths of Kate Shugak feelings as Suulutag Gold Mine's money changes the park. Kate knows the mine will bring much needed jobs to the park rats and the native shareholders, but at what costs?
The changes are brought home to her when Auntie Vi sells her bed and breakfast, when people start disappearing, when Trooper Jim's work load increases until he doesn't make it home for several nights in a row, Bobby Clark begins to fly the mail route, and Johnny is growing up enough to take a summer job at the mine.
Kate doesn't want the change, but as head of the Native Association she knows it is inevitable. It's almost a relief when she and Ole Sam discover a half-eaten body that leaves a question was this a suicide or was it murder? Violent death is easier for Kate to get a handle on.
This is not Stabenow's best in this series, but transition novels in a powerful series are difficult for both the writer and the reader. Change doesn't come any easier for a fan as it does for Kate, but a fantastic conclusion will keeps us begging for the next addition.
Nash Black, author of Indie finalist WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.
The changes are brought home to her when Auntie Vi sells her bed and breakfast, when people start disappearing, when Trooper Jim's work load increases until he doesn't make it home for several nights in a row, Bobby Clark begins to fly the mail route, and Johnny is growing up enough to take a summer job at the mine.
Kate doesn't want the change, but as head of the Native Association she knows it is inevitable. It's almost a relief when she and Ole Sam discover a half-eaten body that leaves a question was this a suicide or was it murder? Violent death is easier for Kate to get a handle on.
This is not Stabenow's best in this series, but transition novels in a powerful series are difficult for both the writer and the reader. Change doesn't come any easier for a fan as it does for Kate, but a fantastic conclusion will keeps us begging for the next addition.
Nash Black, author of Indie finalist WRITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS and HAINTS.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Kate "Lite"
31 May 2010
Format:Hardcover
First Sentence: Gold.
Mining has come to Kate's corner of Alaska and changing her world forever. But death is still there. A truck is found with an apparent suicide note. What remains of a body is later found and identified as one of the workers from the Suulutaq Mine. When the man thought dead walks into Kate's yard, they find someone disappeared at the same time and uncover a case of corporate espionage. But the death of a much-liked mine office worker has Kate determined to find out what is going on.
Most of the things I love about Dana Stabenow's writing are here. The dialogue is excellent and filled with delightfully dry humor. The sense of place in her ability to convey Alaska, particularly the profusion of flowers in spring, is visually effective. Her references to contemporary music and books contribute to the sense of time and identity of the characters of Kate and Jim. The scenes of sexual foreplay are fun, titillating yet never go too far.
The characters are empathic and appealing. For everything Kate has survived, which has given her the edge and strength she has, as a character, she is anything but cold. Although she is a bit too good to be true, that is also what bring me back book after book. Chopper Jim, Old Sam, the aunties, Johnny, Mutt and all those around her provide dimension both to Kate and to the setting.
The plot started off strong but rather wandered away from itself. Ms. Stabenow knows how to build a scene so filled with anticipation and suspense, you nearly forget to breathe. Although there was one such scene, there was only one.
For the rest of the story, it rather felt to be "Kate Lite." It reminded me more of her earlier, lighter books. I very much enjoyed those at the time, but her more recent books, those after "Hunter's Moon" have developed so far past those, this feels to be a step back.
I'm not saying the issues raised in the story weren't interesting, timely or important; they were. Kate's concerns about the changes happening around her will certainly impact her growth as a character. I'm also not saying I was bored or found the book slow reading; I assuredly was not.
For all my admitted disappointment, this is still a good read and I am anxious to see where the series goes from here. But would someone please explain to me what the title, with its dark and suspenseful connotation, had to do with the story?
A NIGHT TOO DARK (PI-Kate Shugak-Alaska-Cont) - Good
Stabenow, Dana - 17th in series
Minotaur Books, ©2010, US Hardcover - ISBN: 9780312559090
Mining has come to Kate's corner of Alaska and changing her world forever. But death is still there. A truck is found with an apparent suicide note. What remains of a body is later found and identified as one of the workers from the Suulutaq Mine. When the man thought dead walks into Kate's yard, they find someone disappeared at the same time and uncover a case of corporate espionage. But the death of a much-liked mine office worker has Kate determined to find out what is going on.
Most of the things I love about Dana Stabenow's writing are here. The dialogue is excellent and filled with delightfully dry humor. The sense of place in her ability to convey Alaska, particularly the profusion of flowers in spring, is visually effective. Her references to contemporary music and books contribute to the sense of time and identity of the characters of Kate and Jim. The scenes of sexual foreplay are fun, titillating yet never go too far.
The characters are empathic and appealing. For everything Kate has survived, which has given her the edge and strength she has, as a character, she is anything but cold. Although she is a bit too good to be true, that is also what bring me back book after book. Chopper Jim, Old Sam, the aunties, Johnny, Mutt and all those around her provide dimension both to Kate and to the setting.
The plot started off strong but rather wandered away from itself. Ms. Stabenow knows how to build a scene so filled with anticipation and suspense, you nearly forget to breathe. Although there was one such scene, there was only one.
For the rest of the story, it rather felt to be "Kate Lite." It reminded me more of her earlier, lighter books. I very much enjoyed those at the time, but her more recent books, those after "Hunter's Moon" have developed so far past those, this feels to be a step back.
I'm not saying the issues raised in the story weren't interesting, timely or important; they were. Kate's concerns about the changes happening around her will certainly impact her growth as a character. I'm also not saying I was bored or found the book slow reading; I assuredly was not.
For all my admitted disappointment, this is still a good read and I am anxious to see where the series goes from here. But would someone please explain to me what the title, with its dark and suspenseful connotation, had to do with the story?
A NIGHT TOO DARK (PI-Kate Shugak-Alaska-Cont) - Good
Stabenow, Dana - 17th in series
Minotaur Books, ©2010, US Hardcover - ISBN: 9780312559090
16 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Good read
17 Feb 2010
Format:Hardcover
I've always enjoyed the Kate Shugak novels and their view into the Park life in the wilds of Alaska. This one deals with the opening of a gold mine and the pros and cons of supporting it. The mine creates needed jobs but brings trouble with more people brought in for employment who have too much money and too little to spend it on. Everyone looks to Kate for answers on whether to support the proposed mine especially now that she's chair of the Niniltna Native Association.
The problem with this book is that the author is too in love with her character. Kate seems to run everything including releasing people from jail, getting them jobs and deciding every bit of business the Assocation handles. Her laugh attracts every man. Even at 5 feet tall, everyone is intimidated by her. On a search party, she is the one who kills the bear. She is Superwoman and it, frankly, has gotten on my nerves. Make her human again. Let her make mistakes. Let her not intimidate everyone. Let her meet a man who doesn't fall for her. Let the other characters do something besides orbiting around her sun.
The problem with this book is that the author is too in love with her character. Kate seems to run everything including releasing people from jail, getting them jobs and deciding every bit of business the Assocation handles. Her laugh attracts every man. Even at 5 feet tall, everyone is intimidated by her. On a search party, she is the one who kills the bear. She is Superwoman and it, frankly, has gotten on my nerves. Make her human again. Let her make mistakes. Let her not intimidate everyone. Let her meet a man who doesn't fall for her. Let the other characters do something besides orbiting around her sun.
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