Fire and Ice

FIRE AND ICE

Liam Campbell Book 01

DANA STABENOW

EDGAR AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF KILLING GROUNDS

PRAISE FOR DANA STABENOW AND HER ALASKA MYSTERIES

"Every time I think Dana Stabenow has gotten as good as she can get, she comes up with something better." --WASHINGTON TIMES

"Alaska's finest mystery writer." --ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS

"The magic and power of the Alaskan environment are brought vividly alive." --MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

"Stabenow's crisp writing and wonderful cast of characters with their Alaskan wit and wisdom will keep you cool on a hot day." --ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

"Stabenow is rapidly emerging as one of the strongest voices in crime fiction." --SEATTLE TIMES

"Stabenow is a splendid writer." --BOOKLIST

Nobody captures the harshly beautiful landscape of modern Alaska like Dana Stabenow. From its pristine mountains to its sea towns teeming with misfits and dreamers, Stabenow writes of America's last frontier with an unsparing eye and a keen feel for suspense. Now the acclaimed author of the Kate Shugak mysteries brings us a compelling new series set in this land of extremes where lives are lived on the edge.

Newenham, Alaska, is a long way from the big-city comforts of Anchorage, where Sergeant Liam Campbell was an up-and-coming state trooper with everything going his way. But that was before his life unraveled ... before five people died on his watch and a drunk driver killed his son and put his wife into a coma. Transferred in disgrace to this rough-and-tumble fishing town on the shores of Bristol Bay, Liam knows Newenham is the end of the line. It's also his last shot at getting his life back.

But he's about to come in for a very rough landing. Stepping onto the airstrip at Newenham, Liam walks into a crime scene: a dead body torn apart by the propeller of a Piper Super Cub. As if that isn't enough of a welcome, the woman bending over the corpse is Wyanet Chouinard, the only woman Liam ever truly loved--and soon to be his prime suspect.

The dead man was Bob DeCreft, a herring spotter trained to pick out the silvery flashes and deep blue swells of prized schools of fish from the air. As Liam reconstructs the last days of DeCreft's life, he realizes that while violence comes easily in this remote outpost, the truth is more elusive. From the fishing fleet of a fortune-hunting businessman to the tarpaper shacks of the dirt-poor natives, Liam struggles against the currents of fear, silence, and deception to unravel an intricate web of financial double-dealing, sexual exploitation, and dark family secrets. In the process, he will learn more about those he loves--and about himself--than he ever wanted to know.

DANA STABENOW is the Edgar Award-winning author of Killing Grounds, Breakup, and Blood Will Tell. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and can be reached at www.stabenow.com.

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