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In the first hadcover mystery from 1993 Edgar winner Dana Stabenow, Alaskan P.I. Kate Shugak goes undercover to get to the bottom of illicit drug trading on the TransAlaska pipeline. But while Kate's combing the oil fields for clues, the dealers unmask her cover.
Author Notes
Dana Stabenow is the author of the Kate Shugak series for Putnam/Berkley and the Liam Campbell Series for Dutton/Signet.
She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
YA-This title finds Kate Shugak investigating apparent drug trafficking among the oil workers of the Royal Petroleum Corporation in the Arctic Circle. She has been recommended for the job for several reasons-her Aleutian roots, her past experience in the Anchorage District Attorney's office, and her outstanding record. Readers will not be overly surprised by the unraveling of the case, but they will find the several story lines to be enjoyable. As Kate locates the source of the illegal drugs, so are the subplots revealed, producing a unified, engaging read.-Diane Goheen, Topeka West High School (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
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 dealing. Of equal interest to her are the Native American artifacts being unearthed by archeologists at a local dig. While Kate is getting caught up in artifacts, she fails to notice that the dealers themselves are playing sleuth, putting her in danger. Throughout, Stabenow makes effective use of the regional setting, culture and Kate's personal heritage to add depth and color to this brisk and thoughtful tale. Mystery Guild alternate. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
Aleut investigator Kate Shugak--in her first hardcover--goes undercover as a roustabout on Alaska's North Slope to find out who's been running drugs into Royal Petroleum Company (RPetCo)'s base camp, leading to at least one death--of a production operator who got so high he drowned in the camp swimming pool. Swimming pool? Yes, indeed; as Kate finds to her guilty delight, she's lucked into an Arctic Circle Club Med: there's a sauna, too, and endless great food, and big bucks for the work, though somebody (Barbie-doll tour-guide Toni Hartzler? peerless chef Gideon Trocchiano? Kate's old paramedic buddy Jerry McIsaac?) is trying to stretch the profits even further. More than one somebody, in fact, since Kate soon turns up evidence of a thriving grave-robbing trade as well. Pungent detail on heartless RPetCo, its lamebrain visitors, and post-Valdez Alaska. But appealing Kate, who says after the dust has cleared, ``All I had to do was sit back and let things happen,'' doesn't exactly cover herself with sleuthing honors. Next time, maybe.
Booklist Review
It's no wonder Alaska native Stabenow won an Edgar for A Cold Day for Murder (1992), her first book about rough-and-tumble Aleut superwoman Kate Shugak, a former district's attorney investigator turned private eye. Shugak is an uncommonly charismatic heroine who's tough, smart, feisty, funny, and compassionate, and Stabenow is a splendid writer who knows how to hook her readers with an exciting blend of thrills, danger, humor, pathos, fact, and fable. Her fascinating descriptions of the glorious, dangerous Alaskan wilderness and the intriguing history of its people are remarkably authentic. In her hardcover debut and fourth book about Shugak, Stabenow zings readers with another high-powered, high-speed adventure that has Kate traveling to Prudhoe Bay, a frigid Alaskan oil field north of the Arctic Circle. The head of RPetCo Oil wants Kate to investigate an alarming influx of cocaine that's making its way into the oil company workers' camp and has already resulted in one worker's death. It's not long before Kate figures out how the stuff is getting in, but in the process, she feels a cold terror far more dangerous than Alaska's subzero temperatures. An excellent choice for all mystery collections and a smashing debut for Berkley's new Prime Crime mystery imprint. ~--Emily Melton
Library Journal Review
Deft descriptions of weather, geography, and habitation set this mystery in a world of its own. Native private investigator Kate Shugak ( A Cold Day for Murder , Berkley Bks., 1992) navigates the charms and pitfalls of life in an Alaskan oil camp, where she searches for drug dealers and a murderer. RPetCo's CEO wants results quickly, so Kate works undercover as a roustabout in order to gain the confidence of other employees. A compelling story in unusual surroundings marks the author's hardcover debut. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.