Sled dog racer Jessie Arnold has just gotten back together with her ex-boyfriend and sleuthing partner, Alex Jensen, and she's looking forward to some peace and quiet. But even when she's deep in the wilderness, trouble has a way of finding her. Jessie's friends Laurie and Jim have acquired their dream–and old lighthouse on the Alaskan Inside Passage–and they've decided to throw a party. Not a party in the typical sense, but one where guests earn their keep by scraping, painting, hammering, and generally restoring Five Finger Light, named after the long, low islands over which the house stands guard. So Jesse decides to leave Alex alone for a few days and help Laurie and Jim. With the company of old friends, the smell of fresh paint in the air, and a view to die for, Jessie won't soon forget this weekend–especially when she stumbles across a dead body. The death seems like an accident. But even as a frantic Alex learns that someone's cut the phone lines and wrecked the radio, Jessie realizes there's a killer loose on the island. Worse yet, the killing spree might not be over–even though the party certainly is….
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"Sue Henry knows Alaska. In this mystery Henry uses her characters and the plot to provide a background for her vivid descriptions of our 49th state. Henry concludes by firming up Jessie and Alex’s relationship. "
— Hapzydeco (4 out of 5 stars)
“Henry is particularly adept at building suspense, and her plot twists keep the tension high.”
— RT Book Reviews" Very likeable characters. And I enjoy the descriptions of rugged Alaska and Alaska living as much as the story. Good fun escapist reading. I bought 3 others byher. "
— Tim, 9/15/2013" Sue Henry always gives a decent story; suspense followed by intrigue, clean script. "
— Cindy, 12/30/2012" Jesse Arnold, famed Iditarod musher finds herself helping friends rebuild a light house in the Southeast passage of Alaska, only to find them gone missing with a dead body on the beach. "
— Elaine, 12/26/2012" I pretty much have read this entire series :) "
— Jo, 12/6/2012" I was guessing till the end, which was nice. "
— Nicole, 11/15/2012" This one had fewer descriptions of Alaska than I thought it would have. A fast read, with some slightly confusing plot developments towards the end. "
— Grillables, 11/8/2012" I read this book in a day so it must have been a pretty decent page turner! "
— Dixie, 3/28/2012" will look into other titles by this author. "
— Isabel, 11/28/2011" A fast pace mystery taking place in Alaska. Sue Henry grabs you and never lets you go . "
— Joseph-Daniel, 9/1/2011" A little slow to start, but enjoyed the descriptions of the Alaskan setting. Characters introduced so that I could keep track of them. "
— Peggy, 6/16/2011" The book was a little slow in the beginning, I kept wondering when the action would start. It was still a good mystery and I would read more in the series since I enjoyed the main character. "
— Jennifer, 6/15/2011" Eh. Not the best book in the series. The ending was anticlimactic and left a lot of loose ends just floating out there. The series uses the same structure over and over, it is getting tired by this point. "
— Liz, 4/22/2011" smugglers and sociopathic "victim" girl foiled "
— Helen, 4/10/2011" smugglers and sociopathic "victim" girl foiled "
— Helen, 3/31/2011" Jesse Arnold, famed Iditarod musher finds herself helping friends rebuild a light house in the Southeast passage of Alaska, only to find them gone missing with a dead body on the beach. "
— Elaine, 7/28/2010" Very likeable characters. And I enjoy the descriptions of rugged Alaska and Alaska living as much as the story. Good fun escapist reading. I bought 3 others byher. "
— Tim, 6/9/2010" I read this book in a day so it must have been a pretty decent page turner! "
— Dixie, 10/10/2009" This one had fewer descriptions of Alaska than I thought it would have. A fast read, with some slightly confusing plot developments towards the end. "
— Grillables, 11/29/2007" A fast pace mystery taking place in Alaska. Sue Henry grabs you and never lets you go . "
— Joseph-Daniel, 3/31/2007Sue Henry is the author of several novels including Murder on the Iditarod Trail, Termination Dust, Sleeping Lady, Death Takes Passage, Deadfall, and Murder on the Yukon Quest. She lives in Alaska.
Staci Snell has worked in radio and as an elementary school teacher. She lives in Los Angeles where she works as an actor. Her television credits include The Shield, The Division, and various commercials. As an audiobook narrator, her numerous titles include Sandra Brown’s Demon Rumm; Ann Rule’s Kiss Me, Kill Me; Sharon Rocha’s For Laci; and Jill Smolinski’s The Next Thing on My List.