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matthew_p's review
4.0
Fast-paced and hard to put down, this seventh installment seems better without Jensen, although he's clearly still on Jessie's mind. Not sure yet if he's coming back, but I care enough to stay interested.
psalmcat's review
4.0
I've read a LOT of mysteries in my life. At this point, I generally have a sense for who is going to end up being the perpetrator of whatever crime is under investigation. This time I was just completely confused. Too many people who couldn't have...but others who had ever reason to...and why all this misdirection...? I may have to read more by this author; I loved hearing about Alaska (Wasilla, before it was "where Sarah Palin is from"!) and dog teams. The arson part was interesting too.
skinnypenguin's review against another edition
3.0
Jessie has an acquaintance call her and ask her to pick her up at the airport and allow her to stay for a few days. She has been up most of the night as a fire has burned down a friends pub a short distance away from her. The woman who stays with her, Anne, is very demanding and doesn't answer any questions and irritates Jessie a lot. She just wants to help her with what she wants to get down and then get rid of her. Instead she is drawn into a series of murders and fires. The arson investigator is very rude and thinks she has something to do with the fire at the pub and that she is aiding Anne. She asks the troopers to get another investigator and he is more sympathetic but then another fire seems to lead to Jessie.
Eventually Jessie is able to prove her innocence but it takes a lot of effort and danger on her part. The troopers are a little late coming to her aid and hinder her a bit. She is concerned with getting her sled dogs out training and her assistant is trying to help but inadvertently causes some problems. Jessie is also getting over a relationship with a trooper who lived with her for awhile.
A good read with some intrigue. Anne is quite irritating as she never answers questions, lies a lot and is just annoying. Love learning a bit about racing and taking care of sled dogs. Love the relationship Jessie has with her dogs. Love the descriptions of the landscapes in the area. Jessie is a very independent and tough woman.
Eventually Jessie is able to prove her innocence but it takes a lot of effort and danger on her part. The troopers are a little late coming to her aid and hinder her a bit. She is concerned with getting her sled dogs out training and her assistant is trying to help but inadvertently causes some problems. Jessie is also getting over a relationship with a trooper who lived with her for awhile.
A good read with some intrigue. Anne is quite irritating as she never answers questions, lies a lot and is just annoying. Love learning a bit about racing and taking care of sled dogs. Love the relationship Jessie has with her dogs. Love the descriptions of the landscapes in the area. Jessie is a very independent and tough woman.
karend's review against another edition
2.0
I thought the back cover copy gave a bit too much away about the plot. The author seemed to realize that the heroine's actions in some cases might not seem to make sense to all readers and so there were some explanations made, which I appreciated but did not entirely buy into. I did like the parts about the sled dogs.
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