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Nate Burke, a former Baltimore detective, finds himself in the secluded Alaskan town of Lunacy after his partner’s fatal on‑the‑job death weighs heavily on him. Accepting the chief of police position seems like a last resort, but an unexpected kiss beneath the Northern Lights on New Year’s Eve reignites his hope and compels him to linger in this isolated community to confront both his guilt and the mysteries that await.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Nora Roberts
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