White Sky, Black Ice
Stan Jones
ISBN: 9781569473337
Published: July 2003
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Description
In the small Alaskan village of Chukchi, what are the odds of two suicides occurring in a matter of a few days? State trooper Nathan Active discovers that his suspicions concerning the deaths are well-founded; the two men were murdered. But what was the motive and who killed them?...
In the small Alaskan village of Chukchi, what are the odds of two suicides occurring in a matter of a few days? State trooper Nathan Active discovers that his suspicions concerning the deaths are well-founded; the two men were murdered. But what was the motive and who killed them?
Media
“Active maintains his awe of the vast Alaskan tundra, a forbidding region that Jones renders in all its bone-chilling beauty. ”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
“Robust.... Active maintains his awe of the vast Alaskan tundra, a forbidding region that Jones renders in all its bone-chilling beauty. ”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Trooper Active proves such an interesting and likable guide that the selfish reader can't but hope Nathan won't get that Anchorage transfer for at least a few more books. ”
—Wall Street Journal
“Jones captures in precise detail... the starkly individual spirit of the village's collection of characters....His depiction of a freezing world of tarpaper houses and whaling camps is absolutely convincing. ”