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Lunacy was Nate Burke’s last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he’d watched his partner die on the street – and the guilt still haunts him. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as Chief of Police in this tiny, remote Alaskan town. Aside from sorting out a run-in between a couple of motor... read more
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Characters edit
- Ignatious 'Nate' Burke: Policeman originally from Baltimore. Moves to be Chief of Police in Alaska after his partner dies while on duty
- Meg Galloway: Heroine, bush pilot. Daughter of Charlene who she doesn't get on well with. Lives alone slightly outside Lunacy with her two dogs, Rock and Bull
- Charlene: Mother of Meg. Owns and runs the inn in Lunacy
- Max Hawbaker: Runs and writes the local newspaper in Lunacy
- Otto: Deputy, former Marine
- Peter: Brother of Rose and other Deputy
- Mayor Hopp: Current mayor who took over after her husband died.
- Carrie Hawbaker: Max's wife
- Bing: Resident of Lunacy; drives a wrecker.
- Patrick Galloway: Meg's father. Notoriously unreliable and not good with money but loved Meg
- Jacob: Meg's second father after Patrick disappeared
- John: Professor and teacher of English at the school who has always been in love with Charlene
- Jim Mackie: Resident of Lunacy; one of the "Mackie brothers," notorious troublemakers.
- Lara: Resident of Lunacy
- Jack: Nate's partner and friend in Baltimore who died when he and Nate accidentally walked into a drug deal gone wrong.
- Jesse: Son of Rose
- Steven: Son of Lara
- Hawley: Add a description of this character.
- Rose: Works at Charlene's. Mother of Jesse
- David
- Harry
- Deb
- Joe
- Ken: The town's doctor
- Ed Woolcott: Banker; second to the mayor.
- Drunk Mike: Drunk fellow who ends up in jail to sleep it off.
- Coben: State policeman.
- Rachel
- Ginny
- Brad
- Joanna
- Kate
- Cohen
- Cecil
- Scott
Setting & Locations edit
- Lunacy, Alaska: small town Alaska where all the characters live, breathe, love etc. etc.
- Mt. McKinley: "Denali"; often climbed by only the serious mt. climbers
First Sentence edit
Landed on Sun Glacier about noon.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Chapters 1 - 31
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nora Roberts (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 10/12/2004
ISBN: 0399152059
Page Count: 576
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 10/12/2004
ISBN: 0399152059
Page Count: 576
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- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Nora Roberts: Author's website
Movie Connections edit
- Northern Lights (IMDb): Northern Lights, also known as Nora Roberts' Northern Lights, is a 2009 made-for-tv movie directed by Mike Robe, which stars Eddie Cibrian, LeAnn Rimes, and Rosanna Arquette. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name and is part of the Nora Roberts 2009 movie collection, which also includes; Midnight Bayou, High Noon, and Tribute.
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