AudioFile
Kate Reading has a rich and compelling voice…Reading can draw listeners into almost any story, and she does a particularly good job here. She’s taken the time to master the Inuit phrases and names that pepper McGrath’s narrative. Most important, she convincingly conveys Edie’s thoughts and the sorrows and hopes of an Arctic people buffeted by the demands of the world ‘in the south.’”
Booklist (starred review)
The third in the acclaimed Edie Kiglatuk series, which stars Kiglatuk, a teacher, half Inuit, half outsider, who solves mysteries with a canny blend of psychological and cultural knowledge…Filled with cultural tensions, gorgeous Arctic spring scenery, and pulsing suspense.”
SEPTEMBER 2014 - AudioFile
Narrator Kate Reading has a rich and compelling voice, and while the plot here is a little bumpy, she shines with the characters and dialogue. In McGrath’s newest high-Arctic mystery, Edie Kiglatuk spends a summer as a teacher on Canada’s Ellesmere Island, one of the northernmost permanent settlements on earth. There Edie investigates a murder and uncovers wrongdoing at the highest levels. Reading can draw listeners into almost any story, and she does a particularly good job here. She’s taken the time to master the Inuit phrases and names that pepper McGrath’s narrative. Most important, she convincingly conveys Edie’s thoughts and the sorrows and hopes of an Arctic people buffeted by the demands of the world “in the south.” F.C. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
