Killing Grounds

from seasidereader

Killing Grounds is about midway in the Kate Shugak series and Stabenow's craft is still evolving. Some of the details about the crime don't ring true, but the prose is solid and I love reading Alaska through her.

from buffalogr

Alaska through Stabenow -- one more time. The crime didn't occur until about a third of the way through the book. In this one, Kate's back in the fishing fleet, this time a deck hand. The characters are real people and the narrator's voice sounds like real people. The characters are subsistence f...

from jamespurcell

A dysfunctional family disintegrates and Shugak needs to find out who killed whom. AlwayAlaskan atmospheric and a fun read

from MM_Jones

Alaska native Dana Stabenow writes a good series set in a somewhat fictionalized Alaska. Always interesting, always information packed. The recurring characters are well defined and memorable. Select any of the books in the Kate Shugak mystery series for an interesting, comfortable read.

from TheYodamom

Alaska Salmon season brings all the boats to her yard. Yeah I went there. Kate is working on Old Sam's boat when a jerkaoaurus named Meanie lives up to his name. He is the Grinch of Alaska, beating all down around him. Kate doesn't accept jerkosaurus types well, and conflict starts right off the ...