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"An accomplished writer... Stabenow places you right in this lonely, breathtaking country...so beautifully evoked it serves as another character." ( Publishers Weekly ) Shocked by a series of brutal, unexplainable murders, Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell embarks on a desperate journey... read more
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Shocked by a series of brutal, unexplainable murders, Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell embarks on a desperate journey into the heart of the Alaskan Bush country-in search of the terrible, earth-shattering truth...
Characters edit
- Liam Campbell: Alaska State trooper stationed in Newenham.
- Wyanet Chouinard aka Wy: Bush pilot, Liam's girlfriend and Tim's adopted mother.
- Tim Gosuk: Wy's adopted 12 year old son.
- Dagfinn Grant: Owner and operator of Bristol Bay Air Service and competitor of Wy's for USPS delivery contracts.
- Diana Prince: The Alaska State Trooper who works with Liam.
- Troy Gillis: Mechanic who services Wy's Piper Super Cub and Cessna 180.
- Betty Reynolds: Taxi driver in Newenham.
- Fredrick Glanville: IRS agent.
- Drake Henderson: Postmaster at Mable Mountain one of the stops on Wy's route.
- Pete Cole: Postmaster for Rainbow another town on Wy's route.
- Opal Nunapitchuk: Postmistress of Kagati Lake a village of about 34.
- Mark Pestrikoff: One of th villagers of Kagati Lake who had the constructions materials for his two bedroom house mailed via the United States Postal Service (USPS) from Anchorage to Kagati Lake.
- Leonard Nunapitchuk: Opal's husband.
- Bill Billingham: Owner of Bill's Bar and Grill a tavern in Newenham, magistrate, a women of about 60.
- Moses Alakuyak: Liam's Tai Chi master, shaman and Bill's boyfriend.
- Amelia Gearhart: A newly married 16 year old villager of Newenham. Whose is having trouble staying out of trouble.
- Darren Gearhart: Amelia's husband and councilman for Newenham.
- Tatiana Anayuk: Newenham's party girl.
- Elizabeth Katalnikoff: A regular party goer at Tatiana's
- Art Inga: One of Elizabeth suitors.
- Dave Iverson.: Another of Elizabeth's suitors.
- Roger Raymo: Newenham police officer.
- Cliff Berg: Newenham police officer.
- Lyle Montgomery: Father of Cheryl who calls the trooper post on the 1st of every month, looking for news of his daughter.
- Cheryl Montgomery: Daughter of Lyle who has been missing since August of 1997.
- John Barton: Liam's trooper supervisor and good friend.
- Joe Gould: Newenham's paramedic.
- Mamie McCubbins: Dispatcher shared by the Newenham police and the state troopers. Also runs the local jail.
- Natalie Gosuk: Tim's mother.
- John Kvichak: Resident of Newenham and friend of Teddy's
- Teddy Engebresten: Resident of Newenham and friend of John's
- Charlene Taylor: Newenham's fish and game trooper.
- Dottie Koyukuk: Bill's cook and sometimes substitute barkeeper.
- Rebbeca Hanover: Legal secretary in Anchorage, wife of Mark.
- Mark Hanover: Rebecca's husband a new owner of a gold mine.
- Nina Stewart: Rebecca's best friend.
- Dusty Moore: A neighbor of Opal and Leonard's.
- Peter Obidah Cole: One of Wy's postal clients. Somewhat of a hermit.
- Jo Dunaway: Wy's best friend
- Bridget Callahan: Jim's lady friend from Ireland.
- Jim Wiley: Liam's college roommate, best man at his wedding and godfather to Liam's son Charile.
- Jenny Campbell: Liam's wife who was hit by a drunk driver and left comatose for two years.
- Charlie Campbell: Liam's six month old son who was killed in the same car accident that left his mother comatose.
- Stanley Sacaloff: The victim of IRS agent Fredrick Glanville's audit.
- Jim Earl: Mayor of Newenham.
- Paul Koyukuk: Dottie's son and another cook at Bills
- Luke Prior: Jo's new boyfriend.
- Nick Schatz: Head ballistics man at the crime lab in Anchorage.
- Julie Baldessario: One of Wy's postal customers
- Clayton Gheen: The bad guy.
- Christine Stepanoff: A young girl who tutored Tim in his home town.
Quotes edit
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“Get a move on you lazy shits, before I boot your behinds up around your ears!”
Moses Akakyuak
- Popular Highlights from Kindle Customers
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Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made. Browning,
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Troy Gillis had been servicing her Piper Super Cub and her Cessna 180 for a year now.
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Peter Obadiah Cole was widely believed by other Bush rats to be on the run from the law, and that was true.
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First Sentence edit
A seven-foot Jayco popup camper perched unsteadily in the back of a Ford F250 truck is not the best of all possible beds for a six-foot-two-inch man.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 6 in Liam Campbell. (standard series)
Preceded by So Sure of Death , and followed by Better to Rest.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dana Stabenow (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Country: USA
Publication Date: October, 2000
ISBN: 0-525-94559-8
Page Count: 275
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Country: USA
Publication Date: October, 2000
ISBN: 0-525-94559-8
Page Count: 275
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Dana Stabenow: The author's website.
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