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A Grave Denied (Kate Shugak #13)
by
Dana Stabenow (Goodreads Author)
Everyone knew Len Dreyer, a handyman for hire in the Park near Niniltna, Alaska, but no one knew anything else about him. Even Kate Shugak, who was planning to ask him to help build a small second cabin on her property, knew him. But she, the Park's unofficial P.I., seems to have known less about him than anyone.
When Len Dreyer's body is discovered, frozen solid, in t...more
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Published
July 11th 2004
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published 1998)
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A Grave Denied is another terrific installment in the Kate Shugak series. Kate's "ward" Johnnie Morgan and his classmates discover the frozen body of a long-time Park resident in a glacial cave. Jim Chopin asks Kate to help with the investigation, much to the jealous dismay of Dandy Mike, who's hoping to become Jim's assistant trooper. As in all the other books, a few more murders/attempted murders occur before Kate gets it all sorted out. What made this book standout for me was the...more
Kate Shugak, worrying where she's going to get the money for an upcoming custody battle, takes a murder investigation from trooper Jim Chopin. The body was found in a receding glacier by her ward, Johnny, and some of his classmates. During the investigation kate's cabin is burned down, luckily neither she nor Johnny were there. As Kate gets closer to the murderer, she and mutt are attacked and almost buried alive.
Kate's cabin gets rebuilt by the community, Jim swears off Kate, Kate pul...more
Kate's cabin gets rebuilt by the community, Jim swears off Kate, Kate pul...more
Len Dreyer, a Park handyman, is discovered by middle schoolers on a field trip, frozen solid, in the path of a receding glacier, with a hole from a shotgun blast in his chest. No one had even noticed that he was missing for months. Alaska State Trooper Jim Chopin asks Kate to help him dig into Dreyer's background. She takes the case, mindful of the need for gainful employment as she fights for custody of Johnny, the teenage boy in her care and the son of her dead lover, Jack. She tries to trace ...more
For my first attempt in adult crime novels, this wasn't a bad start. Stabenow's descriptions of Alaska and the types of people who choose to live in the Alaskan wilderness was my favorite part. Also: Kate Shugak is kind of badass.
Despite this, I found this novel to be fairly underwhelming. The "mystery" seemed to happen to Kate--the reader was largely left out of the investigation and fact-finding and instead I was presented with information Kate already had. In a nutshe...more
Despite this, I found this novel to be fairly underwhelming. The "mystery" seemed to happen to Kate--the reader was largely left out of the investigation and fact-finding and instead I was presented with information Kate already had. In a nutshe...more
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A body found in a glacier cave turns out to be the Park's competent but low-profile handyman. He was murdered roughly 6 months ago, so alibis are pretty near impossible. So little is known about him that motive is difficult to find, too. A solution would have been impossible except that the killer feels it necessary to kill more people to protect the secret.
If you haven't read the Kate Shugak series, you have a treat in store. Here Kate is recovering from the death of a lover, with t...more
If you haven't read the Kate Shugak series, you have a treat in store. Here Kate is recovering from the death of a lover, with t...more
For those of us Outside, Dana Stabenow's novels are a window to the rough Alaskan frontier, with its extreme climate, raw culture, and edgy balance of power between animals and humans. She's deft with details, and her plots aren't bad, either.
Perhaps the two central characters of her series, Alaskan native Kate Shugak and state trooper Jim Chopin, are just a tad overblown. Kate's intractable independence and Jim's all-too-frequent outbursts of emotion are sometimes a little hard to s...more
Perhaps the two central characters of her series, Alaskan native Kate Shugak and state trooper Jim Chopin, are just a tad overblown. Kate's intractable independence and Jim's all-too-frequent outbursts of emotion are sometimes a little hard to s...more
Jack Morgan's son Johnny discovers a dead body in a glacier and Trooper Jim Chopins asks Kate Shugak to investigate the murder of the town's handyman. Kate's ancestral home is torched, and she and Mutt come perilously close to dying, because the murderer (and the reason) is a true surprise to her and readers.
Working backwards. I now know that I know too much to go back to the beginning of the series, but I liked this Dana Stabenow even better than the last one. Maybe I'll skip around to make sure I run into all the main characters--then go in order through the last few. The same spunky style--and a good read.
This series was recommended by a friend and while I was intrigued by the Alaska location I thought it might be too outdoorsy and full of nature for me. Luckily, this was not the case. I really enjoyed the book, the main character and the supporting players. I'll read some more.
I really like Kate Shugak stories and this one did not disappoint. I had read the book that was written after this one, so this one actually answered a few questions that I had when reading the other book. I enjoyed the relationships she has with everyone in the community.
The continuing layers of roles that Kate takes on to challenge her already challenged life may or maynot be realistic but it works for me in the fiction world and keeps me wanting to continue reading the series. I really do enjoy these books.
Very Good; Continuing character: Kate Shugak; after a man is found in a glacier dead of a shotgun blast, Kate and others search for the killer. In the meantime she starts to fall for Chopper Jim and gets her cabin burned to the ground
Dana Stabenow is one of the very, very few authors I read that has killed off multiple characters that I actually like without causing me to abandon her series. In fact, she may be the only one.
Nice twist in this book particularly.
Nice twist in this book particularly.
I have read this book before but liked it enough to listen to it again. Kate Shugak is such a great character. She stands up for what she believes and the rights of everyone. I would like to have some of her courage.
You can always depend on a Kate Shugak novel for a good mystery with the flavor of Alaska, but I thought this one was even better than most with well-drawn characters and red herrings galore!
Yes, in the genre of mysteries, the writing style and the outcome of the plots can be predictable. Stabenow's outcomes are usually not predictable. In this the thirteenth book in the Kate Shugak series, Stabenow evolves as a writer! Having read the previous twelve titles I was anxious to see how the character of teenager Johnny Morgan, now in Kate's care was woven into the story. Interspersed between several of the chapters, the reader finds a diary entry by Johnny from his teenage perspect...more
I especially liked the advice that Kate gave to Johnny. "A lot of people aren't lucky enough to find that one thing they are good at. But if you do, I think you should do it. Practice it. Make a living at it, if you can. Make a difference, if you can.
This might be my favorite out of all the ones I've read, as usual, out-of-order.
This is the one where Kate & Johnny's home is burned down, and she helps to solve the murder of a man whose body was left in a glacier that was coming forward, rather than receding. Also, this is the one where Johnny gets his freedom from his mother and can live with Kate without fear of being forced to return to his mom or grandparents.
This is the one where Kate & Johnny's home is burned down, and she helps to solve the murder of a man whose body was left in a glacier that was coming forward, rather than receding. Also, this is the one where Johnny gets his freedom from his mother and can live with Kate without fear of being forced to return to his mom or grandparents.
One of the best in the Kate Shugak series that I've read. Lots of personal interactions as well as a very interesting mystery. Highly recommended.
OK mystery but the author uses the same old formula every time. The Alaska location however is always interesting to me.
This was the first Kate Shugak novel I had read. It hooked me. I am very glad someone told me about this book.
A GRAVE DENIED – VG
Dana Stabenow – 13th in series
On an eighth-grade field trip to Grant Glacier in Alaska, students discover a corpse in an ice cave beneath the glacier. With too many cases, State Trooper Jim Chopin hires Aleut PI Kate Shugak to investigate. After discovering that the victim had a secret life, Kate becomes the killer's next target.
In this book, we also see Kate from the perspective of Johnny Morgan, the son of Kate’s late lover. This is an excellent se...more
Dana Stabenow – 13th in series
On an eighth-grade field trip to Grant Glacier in Alaska, students discover a corpse in an ice cave beneath the glacier. With too many cases, State Trooper Jim Chopin hires Aleut PI Kate Shugak to investigate. After discovering that the victim had a secret life, Kate becomes the killer's next target.
In this book, we also see Kate from the perspective of Johnny Morgan, the son of Kate’s late lover. This is an excellent se...more
Just what I've come to expect from this series - in a good way. I especially liked the ending.
My summer was so fun, I devoured Kate Shugak books like candy.
What can I say another great Kate Shugak Mystery. Love them.
Good mystery, I liked the Alaskan setting
heart warming ending
Once again, a great tale.
Love the Kate Shugak novels!
I love this series of mysteries.
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Dana Stabenow was born in Anchorage and raised on 75-foot fish tender in the Gulf of Alaska. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Her first science fiction novel, Second Star, sank without a trace, her first crime fiction novel, A Cold Day for Murder, won an Edgar award, her first thriller, Blindfold Game, hit the New York Times bestseller list, and...more
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