A Fatal Thaw

by Dana Stabenow

Overview

The Edgar Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling series by Dana Stabenow set in Alaska. Kate Shugak investigates a brutal murder spree in A Fatal Thaw.

Eleven days ago, Roger McAniff bought himself a new Winchester 30.06 rifle. Ten days ago he went out to test it. Now nine people are dead. But only eight were killed by McAniff...

Stephen Syms. Patrick Jorgensen. Lyle and Lucy Longstaff. Lisa Getty. The Weiss family, John, Tina, and their two children. All slaughtered.

Considering she would have been his final victim, private investigator Kate Shugak almost regrets not killing Roger McAniff. But Lisa Getty was killed by a different rifle. Different rifle, different shooter. And Kate is tasked with tracking this unknown killer down before the case goes completely cold...

Reviewers on Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series:

'An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.' —New York Times
'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this.' —Booklist
'If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.' —Michael Connelly
'An outstanding series.' —Washington Post
'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.' —Seattle Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781804549568
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	01/05/2023
Series:	Kate Shugak Series , #2
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	147,441
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dana Stabenow was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fishing tender. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Her first book in the bestselling Kate Shugak series, A Cold Day for Murder, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Follow Dana at stabenow.com

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE KATE SHUGAK SERIES:

'If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer' —Michael Connelly

'An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator' —New York Times

'Stabenow is blessed with a rich prose style and a fine eye for detail. An outstanding series' —Washington Post

'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this' —Booklist

'Sparkles with energy and wit, and packs an unexpected punch' —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

In this early Stabenow mystery, Marguerite Gavin perfectly captures the gruff-voiced Aleut detective Kate Shugak, whose throat was damaged in an attempted murder in an earlier book. Along with her part-wolf partner, Mutt, Shugak is plunged back into work by a serial killer and a body that comes to light during spring thaw. Kate’s home base, called simply the Park, is packed with colorful native Alaskans and even wilder characters from the Lower 48. These characters challenge Gavin to individualize voices, which she does extremely well. As the story comes to a climax, she ratchets up the tension of a death-defying mountain climb to track the killer. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2012 - AudioFile

In this early Stabenow mystery, Marguerite Gavin perfectly captures the gruff-voiced Aleut detective Kate Shugak, whose throat was damaged in an attempted murder in an earlier book. Along with her part-wolf partner, Mutt, Shugak is plunged back into work by a serial killer and a body that comes to light during spring thaw. Kate’s home base, called simply the Park, is packed with colorful native Alaskans and even wilder characters from the Lower 48. These characters challenge Gavin to individualize voices, which she does extremely well. As the story comes to a climax, she ratchets up the tension of a death-defying mountain climb to track the killer. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2012 - AudioFile