Death Trap : An Alaska Mystery
Author(s): Sue Henry
Up north,
the summers are brief --
and winter, like death,
is cold and long . . .
Recovering from knee surgery that will cause her to miss the upcoming dogsled racing season, champion "musher" Jessie Arnold feels empty and bored -- so she grabs an opportunity to fill her days manning the Iditarod booth at the Alaska State Fair. But murder becomes an attraction here as well -- an especially brutal one -- when the corpse of a small-time hoodlum slain by a double-blade axe blow to the skull turns up on the fairgrounds. Jessie shouldn't get involved, having already seen too much violent death in her lifetime. But strange connections are linking the killing with a child's kidnapping . . . and with the sudden disappearance of her own beloved lead sled dog. Soon friends old and new will be pulled in as well when the unthinkable occurs: Jessie herself vanishes without a trace.
Review(s):
“Suspenseful, intelligent, and filled with the spectacular beauty of the northern wilds.”
“Henry revels in the wilderness of Alaskan scenery and keeps the tension mounting. ”
“Henry does an excellent job of building suspense. Then she sets hearts racing with nail-biting scenes.”
“Real thrills set against the wild beauty of Alaska.”
“Henry has once again succeeded in crafting an engrossing mystery that...keeps the reader well-occupied.”
“Sue Henry is an agile writer...hard to put down.”
“Wonderfully evocative.”
“Recommend this to fans of Nevada Barr.”
“A spectacular, dangerous backdrop . . . surefire suspense.”
“Twice as vivid as Michener’s natural Alaska.”
ISBN: 9780380816866