As stabenow is a native of alaska, her series is set there. A cold day for murder a kate shugak investigation book 1. Kate shugak is the heroine of a series of mystery novels by dana stabenow. Her series include the star svensdotter scifi series and the mystery series kate shugak and liam campbell. These first two books will show you how kate goes about her investigations, and what kind of danger she puts herself in to solve the crime. Bad blood a kate shugak investigation book 20 ebook. Kate cannot or will not face that she is alive and jack morgan is dead. The kate shugak series kate shugak is an aleut who lives on a 160acre homestead in a generic national park in alaska. Kate shugak, a native alaskan exda investigator, who lives on a 160acre homestead in a generic national park in alaska with her halfwolf, halfhusky dog named mutt. There has been a lot of talk about a television series based on the kate shugak series of novels. In dana stabenows latest in her new york times bestselling kate shugak series, a century old ledger and map point to a treasure that looks primed for the taking if not for all the people who start turning up dead in search of it. Kate, a private investigator, has been working on a case for the anchorage district attorney involving the murder of a young woman by her husband, a man named louis deem.
Kate shugak is an aleut woman in her early thirties living on an inherited homestead in alaska on the outskirts of niniltna, which is itself on the edge of the park a massive tract of. Dana stabenow, born in alaska and raised on a 75foot fish tender, is the author of the awardwinning, bestselling kate shugak series. Except for the break in between the fourteenth and fifteenth books in the series that saw no books come out in either the year 2005 or the year 2006, a novel has been released once a year. The kate shugak series is quite expansive, having started in 1992 with a cold day for murder, with a new novel being released annually ever since with the exception of a break between 2004 and 2007. In dana stabenows strongest novel to date, aleutian p. Danas latest mystery series, written from 1998 to 2000, helped push her career along after the kate shugak series. The candidate has been receiving anonymous threats, and kate, who went to college with two of the staffers, is to become her shadow, watching the crowds at rallies and fundraisers. In a deeper sleep, her first novel since blindfold game, the standalone political thriller that made dana stabenow a new york times bestseller, stabenow returns to the popular and awardwinning kate shugak series. I downloaded the fire and ice the first book in dana stabenows liam campbell series, to help bridge the gap while i wait for the brilliance audio version of killing grounds, book 8 in the series kate shugak series, to come out in january 2014 to get another slice of alaskan life.
A cold day for murder kate shugak novels book 1 kindle edition. Just finished the last one bad blood september 20 and i truly hope this isnt the last. This is the first in the series of the kate shugak books that i really like, mostly because of the welldeveloped humor. Less than a treason kate shugak book 21 kindle edition by stabenow, dana. Her roommate is a halfwolf, halfhusky dog named mutt, and her nearest neighbors are a bull moose and a grizzly sow. Alaska mystery writers kate shugak may be headed for. There was a 4 year wait between books 20 and 21 so i am thrilled it is continuing a bit more regularly. Stabenow is at work on a new shugak book, and is taking unequivocal charge of her career. I found a fatal thaw, the second in the kate shugak series set in the alaskan wilderness, much easier to read and follow than the first, and i zipped through it with great interest. I am embarrassed to say that it the first i have read. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading less than a treason kate shugak book 21.
The dana stabenow kate shugak tv series february 20, 2011 dana stabenow news. Dana stabenow, first edition abebooks passion for books. The kate shugak series is now up to 22 books and i have read them all. Dana stabenow audio books, best sellers, author bio. Private investigator kate shugak is 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns a halfwolf, halfhusky named mutt. I picked the first kate shugak book cold day for murder as a free kindle download when i got my kindle fire as a birthday present in december 2012. A kate shugak novel kate shugak novels book online at best prices in india on. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Blood will tell kate shugak series by dana stabenow. Finding out what happened will lead kate to a rightwing religious sect, a conspiracy of silence and a smouldering evil. The complete series list for a kate shugak mystery dana stabenow. A national park ranger has gone missing, in the many acres that make up the park which is found in the hinterlands of alaska. Stabenow is from alaska, where her books are often set.
Kate shugak stars in her very own series of mystery novels that is written by award winning author dana stabenow. She can also boast of her nero award, received in 2012 for though not dead, another book in the kate shugak mystery series. Since then ive been hooked and have read all 20 books in sequence. It is a really good thriller but, as importantly in tripfiction terms, it really brings alaska to life. Her book a cold day for murder won an edgar award in 1994. Her first science fiction novel, second star, sank without a trace but has since been resurrected as an ebook, her first crime fiction novel, a cold day for murder. In a deeper sleep, her first novel since blindfold game, the standalone political thriller that made dana stabenow a new york times bestseller, stabenow returns to the popular and awardwinning kate shugak series kate, a private investigator, has been working on a case for the anchorage district attorney involving the murder of a young woman by her husband, a man named louis deem. A cold day for murder is the first book in the kate shugak series and ive found myself a new series that i want to read. The first novel in the popular kate shugak series, a cold day for murder established dana stabenow as a new voice in alaskan mystery writing, and earned her. Upon graduating from uaa, dana ended up publishing her first book in 1990.
These books show the evolution of kate s investigative skills as she works side by side with a partner, and then back home where she has to use tact and knowledge of area cultures as well as investigation skills. Stabenow was born in anchorage, alaska and raised on a 75foot fish tender in the gulf of alaska. A cold day for murder by dana stabenow smart bitches. This is the first novel in the kate shugak series and was released in.
Order of kate shugak books kate shugak is a fictional character who is featured in a series of mystery novels by american author dana stabenow. No fixed line is the 22nd title in dana stabenows kate shugak alaskan thriller series. I have always enjoy the books and the character of kate since shes on her own on a homestead in alaska with her dog and she knows how to take care of herself. The singing of the dead a kate shugak investigation book. Kate s search for the missing men will take her from selfimposed exile back to a life shed left behind, and facetoface with people and problems shed hoped never to confront again. Alaska mystery writers kate shugak may be headed for television. The relationship between kate and jim is becoming extremely boring. To read and feel like you are there in the alaskan lands and lives of these people thru the eyes of kate shugak, is well worth the reading. Its been a while since i read the last book in the kate shugak series by dana stabenow. A kate shugak novel ebook written by dana stabenow. I was smart enough not to send it because theres good news for me and my fellow addicts, a. Less than a treason kate shugak book 21 kindle edition by. The kate shugak book series by dana stabenow includes books a cold day for murder, a fatal thaw, dead in the water, and several more.
Butcher picks up the lost ninth legion and sets it down on the planet carna, along with four other totally different species, the marat, the canim, the icemen, and shudder the vord. It was her goal to sell a book before she ended up blowing her money on other things. A kate shugak mystery unabridged audiobook, by dana stabenow. Orphaned at eight years old, kate grew up to be resourceful, strong willed and defiant. Kate shugak is an aleut who lives on a 160acre homestead in a generic national park in alaska. However, the project hasnt been permanently shelved.
This is the first kate shugak mystery that i have read. In this, my first winter in alaska, ive been reading the dana stabenow kate shugak mystery series, and for some reason this morning i was reminded that there was an effort to make a kate shugak tv series. Kate shugak book 5 a tenyearold girl hires kate to find her missing father and when kate stumbles across a body in the woods she fears she may have found him. Stabenows alaskan series characters, kate shugak and liam campbell. The 20th shugak book inspired my first ever attempt at writing to an author, mainly to give her holy hell for ending the series. Dana stabenows kate shugak books in order fantastic fiction. Private investigator kate shugak is 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns a halfwolf, halfhusky named. My two first published novels were science fiction, second star and a handful of stars, about star svensdotter, an offearther building a habitat. It is state trooper liam who indirectly contacts kate to go undercover to solve the murder of a wealthy aviation businessman, finn grant.
See the complete kate shugak series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The first book in the series, a cold day for murder, received an edgar award from the mystery writers of america. The kate shugak investigations by stabenow, dana ebook. Dana stabenow is an american author of mystery, suspensethriller and scifi novels. The anchorage district attorney must turn, once again, to kate shugak, to help find this murderer before there are more victims. Kate shugak hires onto the staff of a political campaign to work security for a native woman running for state senator.
The kate he meets is not the kate shugak i knew in the first nine books. Ive bought all the kate shugak series up to now, but this is the first book where i felt like the series is losing its appeal. The first book in the mystery series, a cold day for murder, won the edgar award. Dana stabenow books into movies there has been a lot of talk about a television series based on the kate shugak series of novels.
These include the edgar awards in 1994, and an award for her newest kate shugak mystery book, the nero award, in 2012. Kate shugak, a native alaskan exda investigator, who lives on a 160acre homestead in a generic national. Below is a list of dana stabenows kate shugak books in order of. Dana has won several awards for her bestselling books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the singing of the dead. This is also not written in the first person, its a third person narration, which i dont find particularly appealing in this type of books.
Restless in the grave kate shugak novels 97803125597 by stabenow, dana and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. This is the first novel in the kate shugak series and was released in the year 1992. Ekatarina realizes that kate must live far enough away from niniltna to have the peace, independence, and closeness to the land that strengthens her. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a cold day for murder kate shugak novels book 1. As i have said from the first book to all this series, these books are the best. Set in alaska, it follows a story in two time zones, one dealing with events leading up to the murder of a goodtime girl in the gold rush of 100 years ago, and the other in the present day as kate shugak is hired to provide security for a senatorial candidate. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a grave denied. And here is a brand new as of january 17, 20 map for you, courtesy of the genius of dr. The singing of the dead a kate shugak investigation book 11. Before the book was finished, i had to stop and wipe the tears from laughing so hard. This story is flat and could barely hold my attention. In a deeper sleep, her first novel since blindfold game, the standalone. But the world has a way of beating a path to her door, however remote. Why did you take a break from your series to write a thriller, and how does it feel to return to the kate shugak series.
Below is a list of dana stabenows kate shugak books in order of publication which is also their chronological order. A cold day for murder kate shugak novels book 1 kindle edition by stabenow, dana. Kate and ekatarina work together and are close from the beginning of the book. Add magical abilities acquired from carnas native furies, a romeoand. I was sad when i got to the end of the book series. The first book in the mystery series, a cold day for murder, won the edgar award for best paperback original in 1993. This book had everything i like about a mystery book, engaging characters, fabulous milieu, and an interesting mystery.
Furies of calderon is the first in jim butchers six book codex alera series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dana stabenow is the new york times bestselling author of the kate shugak mysteries and the liam campbell mysteries, as well as a few science fiction and thriller novels. Kate shugak novels aleutian kate shugak formerly an achorage police investigator and now a private eyelives on a 160acre homestead in alaskas largest national park. Kate shugak series the first book in the mystery series, a cold day for murder, won the edgar award for best paperback original in 1993. Cherie northon, cartographer extraordinaire of mapping solutions. A couple of the newer books in the series are restless in the grave and bad blood. She published her book, second star, through ace science fiction. Once you read these first two books, you will be hooked on reading the rest of the series. Dana stabenow was born in anchorage and raised on 75foot fish tender in the gulf of alaska.
The first entry in the kate shugak series, a cold day for murder, won an edgar award. Restless in the grave is another terrific book by dana stabenow, who is one of my favorite authors. This is the first book of dana stabenows that i bought. Kate shugak will go to the ends of the earth to solve one alaskan familys epic mystery in this breathtaking novel though not dead from new york times bestselling author dana stabenowthe residents of alaskas largest national park are still stunned by the death of one of its lifelong residents. The plot is average and the characters are undeveloped and weak. A cold day for murder kate shugak novels book 1 kindle.
There was a 4 year wait between books 20 and 21 so i. Her first kate shugak mystery, a cold day for murder, won a. Unfortunately, the book flopped and dana felt her writing career wasnt going to make it. And here is a brand new as of january 17, 20 map for you. In dana stabenows kate shugak, i found someone confident, unapologetic and unashamed. Her first crime fiction novel, a cold day for murder, won an edgar award. Characters of the series include kate shugak, mutt, ekaterina, jack, jane, and johnny morgan, chopper jim chopin, and samuel dementieff. 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. The first novel in the popular kate shugak series, a cold day for murder established dana stabenow as a new voice in alaskan mystery writing, and earned her an edgar award. Blood will tell kate shugak series by dana stabenow, marguerite gavin. The dana stabenow kate shugak tv series one mans alaska. The detective that is supposed to find the young man also goes missing.
332 76 1224 657 586 599 1527 288 720 101 225 400 695 96 957 281 1393 1204 537 1254 772 1305 1021 627 690 664 373 525 986 670 1389 91 389 919 886 870