After many long years of being available only in e and in tatterdemalion used copies, the first nine Kate Shugak novels are back in print with snazzy new cover art. Buy links below. A Cold Day for MurderThe first Kate Shugak novel. A Park ranger goes missing,and so does the investigator sent in after him.…
Warning: Spoilers spoken here. Of course you’re all right. It’s the lock box. Commemorated in this scene, which begins It was entirely involuntary, a knee-jerk reaction. She didn’t stop to think about it, she just picked up the little tin lock box and let fly. It’s arc was swift and her aim was true. …
WARNING: Spoilers spoken here. I liked Ginger’s comment about the Dawson Darling and the other comments about the Good-time Girls, but I’m going with Megan. It’s the transcript. And you’re going to love this: There is a real one, or at least a transcript of the inquest into the death of a real-life good time…
WARNING: Spoilers spoken here. It’s the Herc. Has to be. In service since the 1950s, designed originally for troop transport in war zones, it is also one of the sturdiest and most reliable workhorses for transport of freight and heavy equipment into Bush Alaska, home to more rough gravel airstrips than just about anywhere else.…
WARNING: Spoilers spoken here. This time it was almost unanimous. It’s Kate’s braid. Marty hit the nail head on in her comment. Kate seldom does anything for only one reason. That braid was just too convenient a handle by which to be dragged around, and Kate gives no edge to the bad guys. Even more…
WARNING: Spoilers spoken here. 7 – Golden crowned sparrow Although you people are killing me here, being all over the map as you are (the 747 engine! the bear! the pickup! the Cat! snow machines!) the most votes are for the sparrow. We call it the “spring is here” bird, because it is when you…
WARNING: Spoilers spoken here. 5 – The hunter’s tunic The votes are in, and although there was a strong minority in favor of the morel mushroom, in the end Arlene’s comment made the case for this fifth object. …It was made of caribou hide, tanned to ivory. Red, white and blue beads were worked around…
This is the cover art (and pre-order links) for the next Kate Shugak novel. I’ll be publishing teeny, tiny excerpts from it in the next four newsletters so you should definitely sign up for it here. This, aspiring authors, is what we in the biz call “promotion.” I wrote about it before here, and I’ll…
Thanks to Nic Cheetham and all the wonderful people at Aries Fiction, today sees the return of the first three Kate Shugak novels in paperback! [There is a buy link beneath each of the cover art images above. In case you were interested.] It’s been about twenty years since Kates 2-9 dematerialized from paperback existence.…
[from “Nooses Give,” a Kate Shugak short story] The wolf’s eyes were yellow, the woman’s hazel, both wary and hostile. The woman said, “What?” “What ‘what?’” Bernie said. “What am I doing here? What do I want? Whatever happened to this thing called love?” He gave a hopeful smile. There was no response. “Come on,…
