Fire and Ice A Liam Campbell Mystery (Audible Audio Edition) Dana Stabenow Marguerite Gavin Brilliance Audio Books
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In this mystery series by Dana Stabenow, the Edgar Award-winning author returns to the Alaskan setting she's famous for, with a wonderful character - state trooper Liam Campbell. Liam's just been transferred from Anchorage to the small fishing village of Newenham, Alaska - where a local pilot seems to have lost his head.
Fire and Ice A Liam Campbell Mystery (Audible Audio Edition) Dana Stabenow Marguerite Gavin Brilliance Audio Books
I read later books in this series and liked them all much better than this one. I don't think, despite being an Alaskan myself, that I would have read more of these if this had been the first one I read. I didn't find the characters as appealing in this book as in the later ones. (Though in the later ones Wy really begins to irritate with her inability to commit, or not commit in some definitive way.)Seeing another part of this giant state (I'm from Southeast Alaska) was interesting, as was finding out the different terms used for the same things. Alaska is so far flung that it's like living in a country of it's own.
For those mystery readers who would like a taste of my part of Alaska, and enjoy screwball comedy--very light on the romance--I can recommed Brent Purvis's MINK ISLAND and TSUNAMI WARNING. He captures the setting and the people. Yes, we really are that crazy.
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Fire and Ice A Liam Campbell Mystery (Audible Audio Edition) Dana Stabenow Marguerite Gavin Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
Alaska State Trooper, Liam Campbell, arrives in Newenham, reporting to his new post; he lands thinking about the series of disasters both personal and professional that have brought him to this bush city. However, his internal thoughts are soon burst when he sees a dead, headless body lying next to a Super Cub on the taxiway. As he walks to the plane, he catches its tail number and realizes that it belongs to an old lover, Wy. When she arrives with a couple of burgers and fries, she is bewildered by the accident; the dead man, her spotter during herring season, was an experienced pilot and knew better than to pull the prop through without killing the circuit that would allow the engine to turn over. Then they discover that the wire that should kill the circuit has been cut, leaving Liam with a murder to solve before he has even collected his luggage. As he pursues the murderer, more strange things happen he meets an old native shaman who also becomes his tai-chi teacher, he is followed by a raven that shows up everywhere he goes, and he discovers that everything is connected in this small rural city.
This is a fine mystery with an engaging plot. Stabenow's characters are rich and multi-dimensional. By the end of the novel, I felt like I would like to meet them again (and will, since this is a series). Her description of Newenham, the fictional town, is an accurate (if fictional) picture of life in the Alaskan bush. This is a fine read, difficult to put down and satisfying!
Looking back at the book blurb for Fire And Ice (Liam Campbell #1) by Dana Stabenow, I now realize this was a perfect summary of the book.
“Transferred in disgrace to this rough-and-tumble fishing town on the shores of Bristol Bay, Liam knows Newenham is the end of the line. It's also his last shot at getting his life back.. He's about to come in for a very rough landing. Stepping onto the airstrip at Newenham, Liam walks into a crime scene a body torn apart by the propeller of a Piper Super Cub. As if that isn't enough of a welcome, the woman bending over the corpse is Wyanet Chouinard, the only woman Liam ever truly loved - and soon to be his prime suspect.”
I found this book on one of the many freebie lists I get daily, and it had attractive qualities – murder mystery, romance, and suspense, the Alaskan wilderness - what’s not to like there?
Well, the actual book did have a murder mystery, in fact it had more than one murder, and several incidents, that I wondered how they would fit into the overall plot. The backdrop theme of the book was the herring fishing season in Alaska, and how cut throat the business could be. The book was not suspenseful; it was more procedural, and a bit on the dull side, there was some humor (mainly surrounding Liam’s uniform), and in my opinion the romance was going nowhere fast (a one sided attempt to rekindle a past love affair).
The author left no loose ends, connecting all of the incidents and murders into a logical plot by the books conclusion. The promised romance portion of the book was weak, and nonexistent, lacking a spark, chemistry, and emotional connection between Liam and Wy. I could see myself reading the 2nd book in the series just to see if the love connection is ever made( but not in the near future)
The character development was thin, some back story was provided for Liam and Wy(explaining the challenge to the romance), and there was no descriptive Alaskan scenery. The author did spend quit a lot of time explaining the process of herring fishing, and plane spotting though.
For me what could have been a outstanding read (given the Alaskan scenery, potential for excitement & suspense, a hot romance in a cold climate) turned out to be 2.5 – 2.75 star read, and that’s just because the author left no loose ends. I will note that there is no cliff hanger in this book, but there is also no HEA and that’s because the murder mystery is the books focal point, not the romance.
I'm an avid reader of the Kate Shugak books so I was skeptical about reading a book featuring different characters. But Stabenow made a believer of me. Alaskan state trooper Liam Campbell finds himself demoted and exiled to Newenham, population 2000. But as he steps off the plane on to the Tarmac, he is instantly thrown into the investigation of a suspicious fatal accident. In the same moment, he discovers the ever-so-close proximity of his former paramour, Bush pilot Wy Chouinard, for whom he still carries a king-sized torch. This is just the first in a chain of events both criminal and personal that take our colorful cast full circle to the solution and resolution of at least some of it -- just tidy enough to make sense and messy enough to seem real. You have to be tough, rough and raw to survive in the Alaskan bush. It's true of all of Stabenow's fictional characters. But Liam and Wy are arguably her lustiest. Stabenow knows how to spin a great yarn. This one measures up to her best. I'm ready for more.
I read later books in this series and liked them all much better than this one. I don't think, despite being an Alaskan myself, that I would have read more of these if this had been the first one I read. I didn't find the characters as appealing in this book as in the later ones. (Though in the later ones Wy really begins to irritate with her inability to commit, or not commit in some definitive way.)
Seeing another part of this giant state (I'm from Southeast Alaska) was interesting, as was finding out the different terms used for the same things. Alaska is so far flung that it's like living in a country of it's own.
For those mystery readers who would like a taste of my part of Alaska, and enjoy screwball comedy--very light on the romance--I can recommed Brent Purvis's MINK ISLAND and TSUNAMI WARNING. He captures the setting and the people. Yes, we really are that crazy.
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