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The mystery in this book is fairly believable, and the detective is a solid, though perfectly flawed, character. But the wrap-up once the mystery is solved was a little too abrupt, as though Straley had hit his word count and wanted to just be finished.
pickA murder mystery steeped in Tlingit folklore and set in the wild of Alaska. This is one of those books where the place adds to the mood of the book. I would recommend to any mystery reader
so-soThe writing was decent. The story dark and disturbing. I am rather tired of the hard, alcoholic detective trope.
“The best part of a murder trial is the victim never gets a chance to testify.” ~John Straley #murder #privateinvestigator #mystery #Alaska
Hard-drinking P.I. protagonist of my Alaska-set summer read is deeper than he seems. The intriguing Sitka setting is getting me excited to travel to Alaska soon... #mystery #coolsetting
so-soI decided to read a book from my shelves for a change! The Woman Who Married a Bear by John Straley, originally published in 1992, is the first in the Cecil Younger Investigation series. A man is killed by what they think is bears but the autopsy reveals a gunshot wound. Cecil is hired by his mother to find out not who but why. Some elements of Tlingit mythology and set in various parts of Alaska.
I'm so tired of never getting to my own books so I'm taking a break from the looming library pile and the guiltridden galleys and reading one I bought on Orcas Island, set in Sitka, Alaska.
pickI enjoyed this new-to-me author and the first in a series set in Alaska. But why are private detectives always so tortured?
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