A Cold Day for Murder (A Kate Shugak Investigation)

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The Edgar Award-winning introduction to private investigator Kate Shugak, A Cold Day for Murder is the first in Dana Stabenow’s critically acclaimed Kate Shugak mysteries.

Kate Shugak is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She’s five foot, one inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat, and owns a half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.

Somewhere in twenty million acres of forest and glaciers, a ranger has disappeared: Mark Miller. Missing six weeks. It’s assumed by the National Park Service that Miller has been caught in a snowstorm and frozen to death: the typical fate of those who get lost in this vast and desolate terrain. But as a favour to his congressman father, the FBI send in an investigator: Ken Dahl. Last heard from two weeks and two days ago.

Now it’s time to send in a professional. Kate Shugak: light brown eyes, black hair, five foot one with an angry scar from ear to ear. Last seen yesterday…

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

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Head of Zeus; Reissue edition (5 January 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 180454955X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1804549551
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 172 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.83 x 1.65 x 19.69 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom

Reviewer: Bookworm Janet
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A fun, educational, searing version of Alaska. Kate is a great protagonist and I look forward to future books about Alaska.

Reviewer: Al54
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: J’ai tout de suite apprécié les livres de Dana Stabenow, plus pour le style et le contexte (une immersion passionnante dans la vie de l’Alaska), que pour les enigmes policières proprement dites. J’ai lu en Français ce que l’ėditeur présentait comme le volume 1 et le volume 2 de la série, mais certaines allusions, certaines références à d’autres enquêtes m’ont laissé perplexe; et pour cause : le supposé tome 1 publié en Français est en fait………le dix-huitième de la série! Rien d’étonnant à ce qu’on s’y perde! J’ai donc décidé de me lancer dans la série en anglais (de surcroît le tome 1 est gratuit, et les tomes suivants à prix compétitif). Franchement si vous n’êtes pas parfaitement bilingue, la lecture est sportive : entre l’argot, le vocabulaire propre à l’Alaska et les multiples noms d’arbres et d’animaux, le dictionnaire du kindle est indispensable, et il s’y perd souvent lui aussi. Ceci dit si l’enigme policière en elle-même est assez plate (un ranger, fils d’un homme politique américain a disparu, ainsi que l’agent du FBI parti à sa recherche), le livre à l’avantage de présenter les personnages (hauts en couleur!), de planter le décor et d’éclairer les points obscurs des livres publiés en Français.

Reviewer: Barbara
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I’m not sure what I thought about thus book and its detective. I will read another in the series to see if my feeling change.

Reviewer: roya
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Loved Kate, her relationships with others, and the realism of her life. The description of living alone in the rural parts of Alaska were informing and fascinating. The storyline is well thought out and interesting. This is not a feel good novel, but definitely riveting, with well placed comic relief. A good read.

Reviewer: Aletheuon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: i really enjoyed this short novel. The glimpse into a culture I had never discovered before was truly fascinating and the Alaskan scenery came vividly to life for me. Beautifully written, in my opinion!Kate Shugak is an Aleut, a member of a historic native Alaskan tribe. She lives in a national park, having retreated to her home after leaving her job as an investigator working for the Alaska District Attorney. She has survived having her throat cut, but the emotional scars are as real as the scar around her throat. She lives alone, with only her wolf-dog Mutt for company, spending her days keeping her simple cabin in perfect order, and she has no wish to meet the outside world again. She is persuaded to investigate the disappearance of a senator’s son and the investigator sent to look for him. Her family are involved in the investigation and we learn that they are insular, hard-talking, hard-swearing and hard-living Aleuts who give no quarter when challenged. Every step of the investigation is tough for Kate and it moves to an intense, dramatic and moving ending.Dana Stabenow is a very accomplished writer, with a rather beautiful turn of phrase and a gift for inventing compelling, fascinating characters. The book ended in a satisfactory manner and I really wanted to read the next book, so that I could discover Alaska in a different season. Very good indeed!

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