Search Results: Alaska from Murder By The Book

NY,NY: St Martins Press, 1994. 1st edition October 1994. Author's first a mystery. ane Mcbride is starting over. Leaving bad memories in Boston, she has come to the Alaskan island of Sitka to take a job as finance director for the Native-controlled Katmal Shoe corporation, only to find that the position no longer exists and that she is expected to leave. The harsh, magnificent land is compelling, however, and Jane is determined to make a success of her new life. Ignoring the somewhat sinister incidents occurring around her, Jane finds work teaching two business courses at the local college and befriends some of the townspeople, including psychiatrist Michael Benoit, reporter Bob Denson, her landlady Francesca LaQuestion, and Francesca's troubled son Bojack. Then a young woman is killed and Jane lands in the middle of a dangerous situation - with no one to trust but herself. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Bantam, 1998. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Featuring Alaskan private detective Cecil Younger, this time aboard a cruise ship investigating the controversy surrounding the ship's doctor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam, 1997. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. A KATE SHUGAK MYSTERY. IT'S SPRING AND THINGS ARE COMING TO LIFE. NOT NEAR KATE;S HOMESTEAD. A BODY HAS WASHED UP ON HER PROPERTY. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow, 2000. 1st edition, so stated.. Fine in un-clipped dust jacket. Musher Jessie Arnold title. . "It's spring in Alaska, and Jessie Arnold is training a new pack of sled dogs. Then the trouble starts: a fire destroys a local tavern and leaves a dead body; Jessie's old friend Annie Holman turns up with horrible tales of wife abuse; and Jessie's own cabin is burned. In an effort to put her world back in order, Jessie must get to the bottom of the arson outbreak, and to do that, she must determine whether her friend is a victim or a maniacal killer. In this latest Jessie Arnold mystery, Henry again does a masterful job of mixing vivid Alaska landscape with a tantalizing plot, an endearing protagonist, and some of the most lovable dogs in print..." -- Booklist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Putnam Pub Group, 1996. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A SPOTTED OWL AWARD NOMINEE. A Kate Shugak Novel. "Mystery matters less than people and place in this sixth adventure for Native Alaskan investigator Kate Shugak (after Play with Fire). Relishing the prospect of a solitary winter at her isolated cabin, Shugak is pressured back to Anchorage by her grandmother, a leader of her Native association. A member of the association board dies mysteriously as the group prepares to vote on a controversial development initiative for tribal hunting and fishing lands. Soon after Shugak agrees to help, another board member suffers a fatal "accident." With the help of her lover, Jack Morgan, a local policeman, and the 140-pound Mutt, her half-Husky, half-Arctic gray wolf, Shugak sorts through tribal politics and a long trail of corruption in battles over land and oil. Sensing that… Read More

N.Y.: Pocket Books, 1989. 1st ed. Slight spine slant, lightly rubbed else near fine copy of this Paperback Original. Author's 1st novel.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Barbagallo, Ron. Paperback Original.

N.Y.: Soho Crime, 2014. 1st ed. A fine copy of the Advance Uncopyedited Edition, due out February, 2014. 298 pages. Cold Storage, Alaska, is a remote fishing outpost where salmonberries sparkle in the morning frost and where you just might catch a King Salmon if you’re zen enough to wait for it. Settled in 1935 by Norse fishermen who liked to skinny dip in its natural hot springs, the town enjoyed prosperity at the height of the frozen fish boom. But now the cold storage plant is all but abandoned and the town is withering. Clive "The Milkman" McCahon returns to his tiny Alaska hometown after a seven-year jail stint for dealing coke. He has a lot to make up to his younger brother, Miles, who has dutifully been taking care of their ailing mother. But Clive doesn’t realize the trouble he’s bringing home. His vengeful old business partner is hot on his heels, a stick-in-the-mud State Trooper is dying to bust Clive for narcotics, and, to complicate everything, Clive might be… Read More

NY: Soho Press Inc, 1993. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Author's second novel and second book featuring series character investigator for the public defender Cecil Younger. Set in Alaska. "With the second adventure of Cecil Younger, a PI in southeastern Alaska, Straley reconfirms his claim to the regional territory he staked out in The Woman Who Married a Bear . Louise Root, who was raped at the Global gold mine where she worked as a cook, hires Cecil to gather evidence of the crime, although she won't tell him who assaulted her. Only days later, Louise's body is pulled from a river, her throat slit. Cecil is soon hired by Global's Lee Altman and Charlie Potts, who want to know "everything" about environmentalist Steven Mathews. They pay in cash, want no written records of the transaction and warn Cecil to "stay clear of this Louise Root thing." But social… Read More

NY: Soho, 1993. 1st ed., Page edges lightly soiled else fine in dust jacket. SIGNED by the author with further notation of it being Signed in Sitka, Alaska. Author's second novel and second book featuring series character investigator for the public defender Cecil Younger. Set in Alaska. "With the second adventure of Cecil Younger, a PI in southeastern Alaska, Straley reconfirms his claim to the regional territory he staked out in The Woman Who Married a Bear . Louise Root, who was raped at the Global gold mine where she worked as a cook, hires Cecil to gather evidence of the crime, although she won't tell him who assaulted her. Only days later, Louise's body is pulled from a river, her throat slit. Cecil is soon hired by Global's Lee Altman and Charlie Potts, who want to know "everything" about environmentalist Steven Mathews. They pay in cash, want no written records of the transaction and warn Cecil to "stay clear of this Louise Root thing." But social… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Prime Crime, 2000. 1ST ED. PBO. No store marks, small crease to front side cover. 2nd in a 3 book series.. 1st Ed. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 2002. 1st ed. Very minor soiling at page edge else fine in dust jacket. Alaska mystery featuring musher Jessie Arnold. A SPOTTED OWL AWARD NOMINEE for Best Novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, N.Y.: Berkley Pub Group, 1994. 1st. Eition, March 1994, so stated. with complete number line beginning with 1. .Fine in near fine dust jacket shows very slight wear. "Stabenow's hardcover debut marks the fourth outing for Kate Shugak (last seen in Dead in the Water ), a native Aleut who is building a solid reputation as a tough freelance investigator. Although Kate has no love for the oil companies drilling in Alaska, she accepts a commission from Royal Petroleum Co. to find out who is bringing drugs into the Prudhoe Bay work site where there have been several overdoses and one death. Over the objections of RPetCo's security chief, Lou Childress, Kate goes in as an employee, getting a good look at her surroundings as a driver for Toni Hartzler, who gives PR tours to visiting dignitaries. She gains an instant "in" with the locals when she encounters Jerry McIsaac, an old acquaintance who works there as a medic. Kate spots plenty of drugs at her first party but… Read More

New York, N.Y.: Berkley Pub Group, 1994. 1st. Eition, March 1994, so stated. with complete number line beginning with 1. Advance Reading Copy Paperback. "Stabenow's hardcover debut marks the fourth outing for Kate Shugak (last seen in Dead in the Water ), a native Aleut who is building a solid reputation as a tough freelance investigator. Although Kate has no love for the oil companies drilling in Alaska, she accepts a commission from Royal Petroleum Co. to find out who is bringing drugs into the Prudhoe Bay work site where there have been several overdoses and one death. Over the objections of RPetCo's security chief, Lou Childress, Kate goes in as an employee, getting a good look at her surroundings as a driver for Toni Hartzler, who gives PR tours to visiting dignitaries. She gains an instant "in" with the locals when she encounters Jerry McIsaac, an old acquaintance who works there as a medic. Kate spots plenty of drugs at her first party but doesn't observe anyone… Read More

N.Y.: St. Martin, 1998. 1st ed. ., with full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Near fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Her 1st book. Juneau. A young woman psychologist is drawn into a murder investigation and discovers a clash between Native and Caucasion cultures, in a mystery set in the Juneau, Alaska, art world. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Avon Books, 1997. First Edition, August 1997, with complete number line beginning with 1. Light fading along top edge else Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. Re-creating the famous Voyage of 1897, the Spirit of '98 is setting sail from Skagway, Alaska, en route to Seattle, Washington, on Alaska's breathtaking Inside Passage, carrying two tons of Yukon gold. Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen and his love, famous female "musher" Jessie Arnold, are among the excited participants. Dressed in period coustoume, Gold Rush buff Alex Jensen is only too happy to be representing the Troopers on this historic journey through a giant maze of scenic straits, harbors, and inlets. When robbery and death strike the ship, Alex must investigate. Historical and geographical details are skillfully woven into the plot. The map and diagram help to identify the location of each scene.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1992. 1st ed. A fine, unread copy of this Paperback Original.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Paperback Original.

N.Y.: St Martins, 2007. 1st edition, January 2007, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A SPOTTED OWL AWARD NOMINEE for Best Novel. P. I. Kate Shugak has been working on a case for the Anchorage D. A. Involving the murder of a woman by her husband. Louis Deem has been the subject of investigations before, and he has never been convicted. But Kate and her on-again, off-again lover, state trooper Jim Chopin, who arrested Deem, are convinced that this time he will be punished for his actions. When the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, Kate and Jim are devastated and like the rest of the citizens of Nilniltna, Alaska, are certain that a man has gotten away with murder and that its only a matter of time before he tries again.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Book.

N.Y.: Avon Books, 1998. 1st edition, April 1998, with complete number line beginning with 1. Slight spine slant, reading crease else about fine. Awakened out of a sound sleep, Police Detective Ray Attla is disgruntled when he's assigned to the investigation of a death at an isolated oil rig in the icy Alaskan wilderness. Especially since he's off duty, tucked away in a little hut the used to call home on the Inupiat reservation. But Ray is the closest official to the scene and fierce Arctic storm has closed off the area. Despite dire warnings from his ancient grandfather and protests from his fiancee, Ray heads for the rig on his snowmobile and quickly determines that the frozen body encased in a piece of oil pipe is no accidental death. The victim's Rolex implicates a big-time oil man, and the marks of the Eskimo hunter slashed across his body point to ritual murder. With few clues, no reinforcements, and little help from a novice local deputy, Ray gives in to his grandfather's… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, 2003. 1st edition, September 2003, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A SPOTTED OWL NOMINEE. A Kate Shugak mystery novel. "After a dozen mysteries featuring Aleut sleuth Kate Shugak, including the Edgar-winning debut A Cold Day for Murder (1992), Stabenow's framework remains simple, sound and effective. Take a strong-willed, independent woman and pit her against the beautiful and dangerous Alaskan wilderness and those, mainly men, who try to compromise her independence. Give her a faithful companion, Mutt, a half-wolf mixed breed, and an abiding sense of loyalty and fair play. One of the pleasures of the series is the tension that arises from the characters' need for both privacy and dependence on others. The result is closeness without intimacy, superbly illustrated when the body of Len Dreyer, town handyman, turns up at the mouth of a… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1990. 1st ed. fine in dust jacket. New crimes and old bones turn up when anthropologist Gideon Oliver accompanies his wife to a forest rangers' conference in Glacier Bay, Alaska.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.