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granny_weatherwax's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
The edition I read could have used some editing. Lots of little errors - double words, random punctuation. I wasn't the only one to pick up on it. There was a list of page numbers on the inside back cover and each one corresponded to a page with an editing error.
katkinney's review against another edition
4.0
A computer programmer in rural Alaska goes on a mass shooting rampage, killing eight of his neighbors in a close-knit community. Except when the bodies are counted up, there are nine dead people. Kate is brought on by her ex, Jack, to find the second killer. I wound up enjoying this murder mystery much more than the first because it dove right into the murder investigation. The one unmatched victim has not led a perfect life and between their many exes and the fact that they were dealing in smuggling illegally poached goods from the National Park, there is a long list of suspects. The details in these books are top notch, really giving you the sense you’re right there in the Alaskan bush. Kate Shugak is not always a likeable character and doesn’t always do the right thing, legally or otherwise, but she’s definitely interesting to read about. The dog, Mutt, really steals each scene
marilynsaul's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite. Author is still refining her characters, and they become better as the series progresses. A little too much infill (potlach in particular), but the ending was spectacular. On to book #3.
kimu's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book so much more than the first book! It really wove a fascinating story with less exposition, while still hanging onto interesting details. I easily would have given it 5 stars, but was disappointed in the last 20% or so.
rclz's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in Dana Stabenow's, Kate Shugak series and I've really enjoyed both books. I like the story, the characters. The narrator is wonderful.
I've no doubt that in one form or another I will either read or listen to all of them. I just wish they would get more of the unabridged ones on audible. The next seven are missing. arrrrggghhh.
**** Dana Stabenow let me know that they are working on getting the missing ones added to Audible!
I've no doubt that in one form or another I will either read or listen to all of them. I just wish they would get more of the unabridged ones on audible. The next seven are missing. arrrrggghhh.
**** Dana Stabenow let me know that they are working on getting the missing ones added to Audible!
bibliobabe94's review against another edition
4.0
A resident of the area goes mad on the first day of spring and kills eight of his neighbors - but who shot and killed the ninth person? Kate and Mutt are back on the case. Good second entry in series.
ncrabb's review against another edition
3.0
Spring cleaning is one of those universal rituals. Even 31-year-old Kate Shugak, an Aleut private investigator in far-flung Alaska, must engage in it.
Not far from Kate, a quiet buttoned-down computer programmer named Roger McAniff is doing a bit of spring cleaning, too. His version of spring cleaning involves murdering nine people—10 if you count the developing fetus in the womb of one of the dead women. He just went nonlinear that day and began indiscriminately killing people whom he encountered. It is Kate Shugak who, warned that he draws inexorably closer to her, puts an end to the killings. No, she doesn’t shoot McAniff. Her Huskey/Wolf mix, Mutt, gets her mouth around McAniff’s throat and holds him still until the police arrest him. But there’s just one hot problem in a cold land: Lisa Getty is dead, but tests confirm that someone shot her with a different rifle. McAniff insisted he only used one gun. So, who killed Lisa Getty? And why did she have to die?
There’s no dearth of suspects. Lisa was off-the-charts beautiful and through-the-roof promiscuous. She had no concern about the man’s age or marital status. She seduced any man that moved, and the women and girls in the small Alaskan town are universally glad she’s dead. But Kate, who is under pressure from state police to investigate the death, is sure none of them did it. Lisa also poached animals and harvested their organs for sale in the Asian sexual-enhancement trade. No botanist was Lisa, but she conclusively proved that you could grow commercial-grade marijuana in the far and frozen north. Naturally, her clients added to the length of the suspect list.
The characters in this series are memorable, and the peak you get into the culture is interesting for the most part.
Not far from Kate, a quiet buttoned-down computer programmer named Roger McAniff is doing a bit of spring cleaning, too. His version of spring cleaning involves murdering nine people—10 if you count the developing fetus in the womb of one of the dead women. He just went nonlinear that day and began indiscriminately killing people whom he encountered. It is Kate Shugak who, warned that he draws inexorably closer to her, puts an end to the killings. No, she doesn’t shoot McAniff. Her Huskey/Wolf mix, Mutt, gets her mouth around McAniff’s throat and holds him still until the police arrest him. But there’s just one hot problem in a cold land: Lisa Getty is dead, but tests confirm that someone shot her with a different rifle. McAniff insisted he only used one gun. So, who killed Lisa Getty? And why did she have to die?
There’s no dearth of suspects. Lisa was off-the-charts beautiful and through-the-roof promiscuous. She had no concern about the man’s age or marital status. She seduced any man that moved, and the women and girls in the small Alaskan town are universally glad she’s dead. But Kate, who is under pressure from state police to investigate the death, is sure none of them did it. Lisa also poached animals and harvested their organs for sale in the Asian sexual-enhancement trade. No botanist was Lisa, but she conclusively proved that you could grow commercial-grade marijuana in the far and frozen north. Naturally, her clients added to the length of the suspect list.
The characters in this series are memorable, and the peak you get into the culture is interesting for the most part.
martha_w's review against another edition
4.0
Another great Kate Shugak mystery. I'm really enjoying the big role that the Alaska national park location plays in these books.
nocto's review against another edition
This is the second in a series starring Kate Shugak in deepest Alaska. I love the setting and I really like Kate despite the fact that her background is a bit sketchy. I'm finding it a little hard to keep the characters straight in this book and remember which ones were featured in the first book. On the whole that's ok though and I'm looking forward to making friends over the course of the series.
cmbohn's review against another edition
4.0
A serial killer goes on a rampage in Alaska, but like in [One Corpse Too Many], someone hides an extra body in with those victims. Kate Shugak is asked by the police to investigate. Very brutal opening, but so good. Going to read #3.