Killing Grounds

Following hard on the heels of her Edgar award winning BREAKUP, Dana Stabenow gives her fans a deep look into the world of salmon fishing with KILLING GROUNDS. This story is tightly woven around many of the minor characters of the series as they ply their ancestral fishing grounds for both substance and livelihood. Kate with Jack Morgan's son Johnny join Old Sam on the Freya to weigh and haul the catch to market. But part... Read Full Review

Top-notch author and another winning story. Alaska is featured and described with accuracy and affection. Just one of the many stories in this land of mystery and challenges.

Having lived in Alaska for over thirty years now, I usually find books set in Alaska a disappointment. Stabenow's Alaska is the real thing, in all it's complex and contradictory detail. Her characters are people I know, and her settings are right-on. This book is no exception to her tradition of excellence. The plot is intriguing and keeps the reader guessing, and Stabenow's humor will make you laugh out loud.

I just can't get enough of Dana Stabenow's humorous and clever style of writing. I loved Break Up and this one is even better. It's the kind of story you want to read out loud to someone else so they can laugh too.

Once Alaskan native Kate Shugak was a sex crime investigator, working out of the Office of the Anchorage District Attorney. However, five years of coping with abused women and children have taken their toll on Kate. She retreats from the craziness of the city to make a life for herself on her family's homestead. Though the area is quite a bit more isolated and less populated than Anchorage, crime still exists, and Kate... Read Full Review