A Shroud of Midnight Sun: An Inupiat Eskimo Mystery

As a lover of "cold-weather locale mysteries" I really enjoyed this outing of Ray Attla. Ray is an Inupiat police officer from Alaska. He goes on vacation with his pregnant lawyer wife and his 4 year old daughter. Throw in lots of Inupiat culture, a dead body, a local sheriff who is also the town minister and Ray's daughter who has an eerie sensitivity to Inupiat ways, and you have an exciting, good read.

Christopher Lane has a great mystery series. Expect to get your money's worth when you read the third Inupiat Eskimo Mystery by Christopher Lane. It's three hundred and forty two pages full of mystery, espionage, picturesque scenery, native traditions, and great characters. Ray Attla, an Inupiat police officer, is a terrific lead character. After finding a body Ray would rather go on with his vacation, but, Glen, the local Sheriff and Chaplin, finds there is more to the case than a fall from a lift, so he talks Ray into helping him out. As a professional, Ray stands back and lets Glen take the lead in investigating the death. Once he is drawn further into it after checking with his Police Department, Ray decides he wants some answers as well. Ray is a cautious and understanding husband when it comes to his pregnant wife, Margaret, who has to work during the vacation, and, as a dad, he is patient and generous with his time, although a bit slow to recognize that his four year old daughter, Keera, is sensitive to their native traditions, which supernaturally gives her more knowledge about the recent death and case. Readers will find the secondary characters involved in the mystery plot are just as strong as the main characters and help to strengthen the story line. In picking up A Shroud of Midnight Sun, I didn't know what to expect. What I got was a pleasant surprise in the discovery of a great mystery series. Christopher Lane's writing genuinely impressed me.