The Woman Who Married a Bear
John Straley
ISBN: 9781569474013
Published: July, 2005
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Paperback $15.95
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Description
Cecil Younger, local Alaskan investigator, is neither good at his job nor at staying sober. When an old Tlingit woman hires him to discover why her son, a big game guide, was murdered, he takes the case without much conviction that he’ll discover anything the police missed. He really just needs the extra cash. But after someone tries to...
Cecil Younger, local Alaskan investigator, is neither good at his job nor at staying sober. When an old Tlingit woman hires him to discover why her son, a big game guide, was murdered, he takes the case without much conviction that he’ll discover anything the police missed. He really just needs the extra cash. But after someone tries to kill him, Younger finds himself traveling across Alaska to ferret out the truth in a midst of conspiracies, politics, and Tlingit mythology. High drama meets local color as Cecil Younger works to uncover the motive and identity of the killer.
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“Highly refreshing setting, a great cast of characters and an intriguing plot.”
—The Bloomsbury Review
“Atmospheric.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Flashes of the dark poetry of Ross MacDonald.”
—Chicago Tribune
“A rich stew of deception and menace.”