Saturday, January 26, 2008

Alaska

Sharon said, "Alaska ... I'd like to suggest books by the author Sue Henry for a read from Alaska. They are mysteries about the musher Jessie Arnold." Bonnie added, "Sharon has chosen to read Deadfall by Sue Henry, so let's take a look at that one."

Iditarod musher Jessie Arnold is being stalked and terrorized by an anonymous enemy. First, one of her sled dogs is badly injured in a steel trap and an ominous note leaves no doubt that the trap was set with malicious intent. Threatening phone calls and unsigned messages follow -- pressing Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen to urge Jessie to go into hiding while he tries to track down the source of the threats. Finally, a near fatal car crash convinces Jessie to let Alex fly her to an isolated island more than two hundred miles away.

There on desolate, windswept Kachemak Bay, Jessie hikes the island trails with her lead dog Tank, marveling at the splendor of her solitude. But in a wilderness filled with hazards and hiding places, she soon discovers she is not alone. With Alex searching for a madman hundreds of miles away, Jessie is on her own ... playing a deadly game of hide and seek with a killer.

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