Synopses & Reviews
“Active maintains his awe of the vast Alaskan tundra, a forbidding region that Jones renders in all its bone-chilling beauty.”—Marilyn Stasio,
The New York Times Book Review “[Jones’] depiction of a freezing world of tar-paper houses and whaling camps is absolutely convincing.”—Houston Chronicle
Alaska State Trooper Nathan Active is regarded as “half-white” by the Inupiats of the village where he is stationed. He was born in Chukchi but was adopted by Anglos and raised in Anchorage. Now he is called upon to investigate the murder of a tribal leader who was stabbed to death with an antique harpoon, which had been recently returned to the community under the Indian Graves Act.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Synopsis
A Murder With A Motive Steeped In Inupiat TraditionNathan Active is regarded as "half white" by Alaskans. He is a state trooper, adopted and raised in Anchorage, but now serving a tour of duty in Chukchi, the village of his birth, where he is called upon to investigate the murder of an Inupiat tribal leader. The victim was killed with an antique ivory and wood harpoon returned to the community by the Smithsonian, in accordance with the terms of the Indian Graves Act, just a few days earlier together with an unidentified Inupiat mummy nicknamed "Uncle Frosty." With the help of his girlfriend, birth mother, aged grandfather, and other old-timers, Nathan must grapple with the identity of the murderer and the elusive motive.
Synopsis
State Trooper Nathan Active, while serving a tour of duty in Chukchi, is called upon to solve the murder of an Inupiat tribal leader. This is the second in an Alaska-set mystery series featuring Nathan Active. The first,
White Sky, Black Ice was hailed as "first rate" in a starred
Library Journal.
"What will keep readers enthralled are cinematic descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness and an unvarnished portrayal of life among the Inupiat."-Chicago Tribune
About the Author
This is the second Nathan Active novel. Stan Jones was born in Anchorage, where he now lives. He has been an award-winning journalist, specializing in environmental issues, and a bush pilot.