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Kate Shugak, the hard‑nosed private investigator of Stabenow’s popular Alaska series, is drawn back into the high‑stakes world of crab fishing when two crewmen on the vessel Avilda go missing under suspicious circumstances. With no bodies, motive or evidence, the local District Attorney can do nothing, so Shugak takes an undercover job on the ill‑fated vessel. From the boisterous streets of Dutch Harbor to the remote Aleutian islands, the investigation uncovers a web of deception that could end with significant danger to the crew—and to Shugak herself. Backed by the author’s own experience aboard an Alaskan fishing vessel, the novel blends gritty realism with the suspense of a classic detective story.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Dana Stabenow
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