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Title: Beneath the Ashes: : An Alaska Mystery by Sue Henry ISBN: 0-380-79892-1 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An arsonist disturbs Jessie's spring training
Comment: Spring is the time of year that Jessie Arnold uses to train her young sled dogs for the coming season. After a long spate of rain, Jessie goes to Oscar's Other Place to unwind with her friends. Later that night the place is burned down and a body found in the ruins. An old friend asks Jessie to shelter her and hide her from an abusive spouse, so she does. This friend, Ann Holman, was suspected of setting a fire that killed two small children ten years before. The arson investigator is sure that Ann is involved in this case also, and will do anything to prove it.
This mystery was very enjoyable. I loved the setting and the main character's unusual occupation, training and racing sled dogs. I missed the Alex Jensen character at first, but soon forgot about him in the excitement of the plot. This is a fastmoving story with lots of twists and turns.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fast Paced Enjoyable Mystery
Comment: Jessie Arnold, musher extraordinaire, is happily training her young Husky pups as spring approaches. She then hears from a neighbor of hers from ten years ago who is coming back to Alaska and needs her help. Then an arsonist strikes a local hangout. Jessie's cabin is the next target. Connections to her neighbor's past are revealed and Jessie is soon in fear for her life without knowing who she can trust to help her. Jessie Arnold is one of my favorite characters. She is strong, smart and capable. This is a well written, fast paced mystery with a good plot and interesting characters. My favorite parts of a Henry novel always involve Jessie's interaction with her dogs and there was plenty of that in this story...it's almost like being there in the middle of the pack! A very good read.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not one of her best
Comment: I've read many of Sue Henry's books and enjoyed most of them (they've also have turned me into an Iditarod and Yukon Quest fan). But this one is not up to her usual standards. Not only don't you care for any of the characters, but the denouement is so convoluted and implausible that I was left thinking "HUH????"
I feel rather disloyal saying all this, since she's one of my favorite authors, but I wouldn't want anyone reading this and judging her series by this one volume. Try "Murder on the Iditarod Trail," "Murder on the Yukon Quest," or "Termination Dust" (one of my favorites) before giving up on her.
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Title: Murder on the Yukon Quest: An Alaska Mystery by Sue Henry ISBN: 0380788640 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dead North: An Alaska Mystery by Sue Henry ISBN: 0380816849 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Cold Company : An Alaska Mystery (Alaska Mysteries (Paperback)) by Sue Henry ISBN: 0380816857 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Deadfall: : An Alaska Mystery (Alaska Mysteries (Paperback)) by Sue Henry ISBN: 0380798913 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 06 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Death Takes Passage (Alaska Mysteries (Paperback)) by Sue Henry ISBN: 0380788632 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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