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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... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:042513301X
Release Date:June 1992
Publisher:Berkley
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.27 lbs.
Dimensions:6.7" x 0.5" x 4.2"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Tells a great story!
Published by Fan , 1 year ago
I liked Maclean, Stout, McDonald, Hamilton.
Add Stabenow to that list.
She tells a great story, and never fails to surprise.
Stabenow is afflicted with wordiness
Published by Sue Wilton , 2 years ago
I have acquired the habit, when faced with a decision on a Stabenow book, of looking to see how many pages it is. If it's much more than 250, I don't buy it.
The reason for this is Stabenow appears to be unable to resist becoming word happy. There is usually paragraph after paragraph, if not page after page, of useless, boring, and unnecessary descriptions which include nothing whatsoever of the story. I find myself rapidly scanning, looking for a character's name - and usually not finding it for a page or two. several times per book.
Additionally, Stabenow seems to have missed the writing class which says: do not bring in multiple characters with the same initial(s). For instance, thus far, there's Jack, Jim, and Johnny in the Shugak novels, if I haven't missed one. This is tiresome for readers just looking for a romping good mystery, and occasionally confusing for tired, bedtime readers.
So far, my 250 page limit works pretty well, but I'm beginning to doubt that I'll buy any more Stabenow books.
Fantastic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Being of Native Indian decent it is so cool to find good books based on Native Indian characters. Dana Stabenow has done an excellent job of this.
A Winner!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
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.
Must read the entire series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I love all the books in this series. Just warning you, it is very easy to get hooked!
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