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The 19th in Dana Stabenow's New York Times bestselling Kate Shugak mystery series.
New York Times bestseller Dana Stabenow returns with her most outstanding novel yet, teaming up two of her most beloved characters, Aleut private investigator Kate Shugak and Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell, in the same story for the first time.   Alaska aviation entrepreneur Finn Grant died in the fiery crash of his Piper Super Cub. Someone sabotaged his engine, and virtually everyone in southwestern Alaska has a motive, including his betrayed wife, his bullied children, and Liam's wife, bush pilot Wyanet Chouinard. With few places to turn, Liam asks his former mentor Niniltna post commander Sergeant Jim Chopin, for help, and Jim quickly brings Kate onto the case.   Working undercover as-of all things-a waitress at Bill's Bar and Grill, Kate learns over beer and burgers that Grant's business had expanded meteorically over the last two years. After buying the closed Air Force base south of town from the federal government at a bargain-basement price, he became a fixed-base operator running his fishing, hunting, and flight-seeing business, servicing planes flying through the area, and most interestingly and lucratively, getting into the air freight business. But what kind of freight was he moving, and where?   The answers involve Kate in her most challenging case to date, one that starts with murder and quickly sprawls into a much larger conspiracy ranging from the darkest family secrets to treason and beyond. Restless in the Grave is a treat for fans and another outstanding addition to Dana Stabenow's acclaimed and award-winning series.Critiques (4)
Critique du Publishers Weekly
Finn Grant's death in the crash of his small plane in an apparent act of sabotage raises the question: who would want the self-made billionaire dead? About half the population of southwest Alaska, as Kate Shugak discovers when she goes undercover as a barmaid in bestseller Stabenow's entertaining 19th novel featuring the brash, fearless PI (after 2011's Though Not Dead). Kate's shrewd and ceaseless prying reveals that the unsavory Grant was involved in blackmail, mail fraud, and embezzlement, all connected to Alaska's many small airlines. Kate has a casual approach to evidence gathering, and her skill at breaking and entering finds her eventually thrown into a chest freezer, tossed into a Dumpster, and locked inside a freight container while her stalwart and highly intelligent companion, Mutt, who's half-wolf, half-husky, provides assistance. Readers new to the series may be mystified by the many references to past episodes. Yet the book sparkles with energy and wit, and packs an unexpected punch. 100,000 first printing; author tour. Agent: Danny Baror. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Critique de Kirkus
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Critique de Booklist
*Starred Review* The author's two popular series heroes team up well, sort of in this new novel. The private plane of a widely unliked businessman crashes; evidence points to sabotage. Wyanet Chouinard, the wife of Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell, looks like a prime suspect. Campbell turns to his friend, fellow trooper Jim Chopin, for help, and Jim turns to his friend and lover, private investigator Kate Shugak, who agrees to go undercover to find out who wanted the businessman dead (hint: a lot of people). Kate and Liam, as faithful readers of their series know, are quite different people: Kate, the headstrong renegade; Liam, the straight shooter who follows the rules. The Shugak novels are plot driven; the Campbells more character oriented. But the last Campbell novel was a decade ago, so it's not as if the author is trying to shoehorn one current protagonist into another one's series. Shugak fans who've never read a Campbell novel will think he's simply a character introduced here for the first time. Readers of both series will appreciate the clever and organic way the author brings these two characters together. As usual, the novel features a smart story and plenty of Alaskan history and culture. Another strong entry in the Shugak series and a welcome return for Campbell.--Pitt, David Copyright 2010 Booklist
Critique du Library Journal
A suspicious small plane crash turns out to be tied into big crimes with a long history in Alaska. Series favorite Aleut Kate Shugak (Though Not Dead) goes undercover to find the crooks, with cop Liam Campbell involved as well. [See Prepub Alert, 11/11/11.] (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.