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Fire And Ice (Liam Campbell #1)
by
Dana Stabenow (Goodreads Author)
Newenham, Alaska, is a long way from the big-city comforts of Anchorage, where Sergeant Liam Campbell was an up-and-coming state trooper with everything going his way. But that was before his life unraveled. 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 gett...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
September 1st 1999
by Signet
(first published October 1st 1998)
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This is a newer series from Dana Stabenow. Her Kate Shugak series has been very successful. This one is about Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell. Liam's life is a mess after he ends a love affair and decides to make a better go at life with his wife, Jenny, and their little son only to have them taken from him in a drunk-driving accident. His son is killed instantly and Jenny is left in a vegetative state, sustained by life support.
Liam has pretty much checked out of life when more tragedy srike...more
Liam has pretty much checked out of life when more tragedy srike...more
Ms. Stabenow is a wonderful writer. Her knowledge of Alaska is from her own perspective, having lived there all her life. And she uses that knowledge exceptionally well. Admittedly, I am not as crazy about the Liam books as I am about her Kate Shugak mysteries, but that is a personal preference which has nothing to do with whether the Liam books are good. They are very very good. This is the first in the Liam series, and I highly recommend you read all of them. I have, and they are right up ther...more
Seven months ago, I was loaned this book and then I had to return it before I finished. This book was then put on my list of one that I wanted to read (finish). I really wanted to find out the ending.
Liam Campbell is an Alaskan state trooper that is reporting to his new post. As he is stepping off the plane, there is a murder--standing above the victim is a previous lover of his, Wy. Next thing he knows is there has been a shoot out in this small town also.
Several months later, I was able to get...more
Liam Campbell is an Alaskan state trooper that is reporting to his new post. As he is stepping off the plane, there is a murder--standing above the victim is a previous lover of his, Wy. Next thing he knows is there has been a shoot out in this small town also.
Several months later, I was able to get...more
Jun 25, 2012
Mary Davis
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Mystery and fiction readers
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A bit lightweight in substance. Very much of an introduction to the rest of the series but not very well done I'm afraid. It was part romance, part murder/mystery and there was so much back story that was irrelevant to the plot of this book that the whole thing just came across as a bit of a mish mash of nothingness.
The main protagonist, Liam Campbell, seems to be a good enough character. He is suitably flawed and has a reasonable amount of baggage and seems to have some room for development and...more
The main protagonist, Liam Campbell, seems to be a good enough character. He is suitably flawed and has a reasonable amount of baggage and seems to have some room for development and...more
This is a very good, well-written mystery/suspense. It's about an Alaskan State Trooper sent to a remote posting due to a department screw-up that happened under his watch. As the novel proceeds we learn Liam's back story along with the his present, rather sticky, situation. The novel isn't primarily a romance, it's a mystery novel, but the romantic element is an important part of the story. Don't look for a romantic HEA at the end of this novel. The story seems to be ongoing and the reader has...more
I recently went on a cruise to Alaska and I downloaded 2 of Stabenow's books because they take place in the Alaskan Bush. I thought this book had a slow start, but I was so active during my time in Alaska that I didn't have much time to read!
Now that I'm home, I am enjoying the setting of the Bush, the look into the Yupik and other native Alaskans' way of life, and main the characters who are very independent and very human.The story centers around disgraced Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell wh...more
Now that I'm home, I am enjoying the setting of the Bush, the look into the Yupik and other native Alaskans' way of life, and main the characters who are very independent and very human.The story centers around disgraced Alaska state trooper Liam Campbell wh...more
Engaging mystery novel which begins Stabenow's Liam Campbell series (and available for only 99 cents as an eread!) Although I wasn't sure any new character could lure me away from Kate Shugak, Stabenow sets up Liam, his love interest Wy, and his new post after disgrace and demotion (for three days he can't even iron his one wrinkled uniform, much less find a house to rent in small-town Alaska). Stabenow's characters seem unusually unlucky to have so many good friends involved in murder mysteries...more
This is the first book in a second mystery series by the woman who writes the Kate Skugow mysteries. It is also set in Alaska and features some intriguing adventures. The protagonist is Liam Campbell, a cop. His girlfriend is a pilot. Both occupations are essential in a mystery set in Alaska - someone who has access to murder and someone with access to transportation.
The writing is better than the introductory Skugow mystery - she seems to have gotten a little more glib and confident. The story...more
The writing is better than the introductory Skugow mystery - she seems to have gotten a little more glib and confident. The story...more
From the first chapter in this book I felt like I was really missing something. By chapter 2 I went back to make sure this really was the 1st book in the series and I didn't miss a previous book. There was no development to the characters, she just threw them all at you and very slowly developed them as the book went on, it was a painful process and it still wasn't a very good job. The main character was Liam and he was a drag with no personality. I had some personal moral issues with the main r...more
Mar 25, 2011
Karen
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Everyone that enjoys a mystery
I added one of Dana Stabenow's books to my wishlist not that long ago, it's still there.
Last week, as I watched the mushers cross Alaska in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, I got Fire and Ice as a free gift from the Iditarod Trail Committee. I should send them a heartfelt 'Thank You' because I really enjoyed this book, it was an entertaining and quick read. The characters are real, and likable.
Liam Campbell, the new local state trooper, lands, literally, into the middle of a murder case. While tryin...more
Last week, as I watched the mushers cross Alaska in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, I got Fire and Ice as a free gift from the Iditarod Trail Committee. I should send them a heartfelt 'Thank You' because I really enjoyed this book, it was an entertaining and quick read. The characters are real, and likable.
Liam Campbell, the new local state trooper, lands, literally, into the middle of a murder case. While tryin...more
This was another free download from iBooks, and it was a refreshing change. Most of the books I've downloaded because they were free have been crap; this one was most definitely not crap.
It took me awhile to get into the characters. I wasn't sure that I liked Trooper Liam Campbell, but by the end I was rooting for him. There are the usual suspects for a small town murder mystery. The fire and brimstone preacher and his meek and submissive wife; the town flirt; the beautiful yet damaged girl; the...more
It took me awhile to get into the characters. I wasn't sure that I liked Trooper Liam Campbell, but by the end I was rooting for him. There are the usual suspects for a small town murder mystery. The fire and brimstone preacher and his meek and submissive wife; the town flirt; the beautiful yet damaged girl; the...more
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This is fast paced and keeps you guessing. This book is the first in The Liam Campbell series.
Liam is an Alaskan state trooper who has just been assigned to a new town where it seems everyone who needs to escape from where they are winds up. He is taking over for another trooper who didn't care how he did his job as long as everyone followed his rules.
Wy is a pilot who works as a spotter for the fisherman when they need her. Liam hasn't seen her in about two yearsand hasn't forgot her.
Ther...more
Liam is an Alaskan state trooper who has just been assigned to a new town where it seems everyone who needs to escape from where they are winds up. He is taking over for another trooper who didn't care how he did his job as long as everyone followed his rules.
Wy is a pilot who works as a spotter for the fisherman when they need her. Liam hasn't seen her in about two yearsand hasn't forgot her.
Ther...more
Stabenow's establishment of setting, of Alaskan lifestyle, and development of character and plot are supreme.
Liam Campbell - Alaska - State Trooper (demoted from sargeant)... He's had a rough couple of years... he was the trooper poster boy - in looks and intelligence, and was making his way up the ranks; he married his childhood friend, and had a baby... and then two of his troopers under him ignored reports of a family driving in a storm, and the family froze to death, and under accusations of...more
Liam Campbell - Alaska - State Trooper (demoted from sargeant)... He's had a rough couple of years... he was the trooper poster boy - in looks and intelligence, and was making his way up the ranks; he married his childhood friend, and had a baby... and then two of his troopers under him ignored reports of a family driving in a storm, and the family froze to death, and under accusations of...more
I know people don't expect a lot when they buy a $0.99 e-book, but Dana Stabenow isn't exactly an unknown author. Getting this treasure for a mere $0.99 is just proof that it does pay to spend the time to go through the "cheap e-book" lists at Amazon and B&N to find books like this. My heartfelt thanks to the author for making it available for such a great price. I've never read this author's books and probably wouldn't have gotten around to reading any of her books if I hadn't stumbled acro...more
This was my first Stabenow book in any series, and I was impressed with this rich mystery novel and series-starter. The characters are unusual, vulnerable, and fully drawn. What Stabenow does with the setting is a tour de force of personal experience, keen descriptive detail, and absorbing atmosphere. I also enjoyed the moments of wry humor throughout the book, which adds some levity to the moments of pathos, which were handled well. It reminded me a *little* of the great TV show Northern Exposu...more
First sentences, "Liam boarded first and watched the rest of the passengers troop down the aisle. It was a full load, a disparate group that he had already typed and cross-matched with their potential for future crime.
There was the Alaskan Old Fart, short, dark, a grin one part mean to two parts pure evil, who had poacher written all over him. There was the tall man with a shock of white hair and his green-eyed daughter, who would both of them have helped the Old Fart skin out whatever he took...more
There was the Alaskan Old Fart, short, dark, a grin one part mean to two parts pure evil, who had poacher written all over him. There was the tall man with a shock of white hair and his green-eyed daughter, who would both of them have helped the Old Fart skin out whatever he took...more
I love Ms. Stabenow's writing, but for some reason had never started the Liam Campbell series. When I found out the new Kate Shugak book would feature a crossover plot with Liam, I decided to read all four books before the new Kate was released. (I may not make it, but I'm close.) What I enjoy about this series are the aviation scenes and plots, the characters, and the descriptions of Alaska. I also enjoyed Ms. Stabenow's subtle changes between the two series. The Campbell series feels more edgy...more
e-book It wasn't 594 pages, since there was an excerpt of the second book in the Liam Campbell series. This Alaskan state trooper, whose wife is in a fatal coma and son killed by a driver, has been demoted at his previous posting, and comes to the fishing community of Newenham where, before he can get his uniform on, he is faced with a murder at the airport. By coincidence, his old flame Wy Chousinard lives here and flied out of the airport. She spots herring for the one day fishing for a skippe...more
Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell starts this book completely out of his comfort zone. He is dropped into an Alaskan community with hints of Cicely (Northern Exposure). The community is close knit and quirky and Liam does not appear to be quick on the uptake, although by the end of the novel he has figured out who did whom in, even if the only one who is arrested has the entire town (and Liam) rooting for a light sentence. I liked Liam, and enjoyed watching him fumble his way through learning a...more
While I do not like these quite as much as the Kate Shugak series, I do enjoy them immensely. Every time I pick up a book by Dana Stabenow, I want to go back to visit Alaska again and see parts that I was not able to see the last time. Liam Campbell is an intriguing character, and the cast that STabenow assembles around him is great, in some ways I prefer the supporting players, especially Bill the bartender/magistrate and Moses the Shaman/Tai-chi instructor. The plotting is crisp and moves alon...more
c1998. I enjoyed this book much more than A Cold day for Murder. The murder/mystery was still pretty straight forward but I never thought that catching herring could be so exciting..seriously this was one of the most exciting passages I have read for a while. Go figure? Definitely a novel more dependent on the place and the way of life which is, for me, completely new and unknown. FWFTB: Alaskan, plane, native, rugged, dead. FCN Liam Campbell, Wyanet Chouinard, Bob DeCreft, Cecil Wolfe. "He hims...more
I have never fantasized about living in Alaska, maybe a visit but not to live. But Liam Campbell is give an demotion from Sargent to Trooper, and sent to a coastal town in the south west part of Alaska. As soon as he lands in this desolate frozen town he's immediately thrown into a murder mystery. It takes him nearly 4 days to get his personal stuff organized, he doesn't even have a chance to get his wrinkled uniform cleaned and pressed...cause that matters?
Anyway it is a good mystery, oh yeah t...more
Anyway it is a good mystery, oh yeah t...more
Our hero is altogether a very imperfect human, strong in pursuing his profession as an Alaskan state trooper, but ambiguous and wishy washy in matters of a personal nature. His professional integrity and tenacity are admirable, and great assets to have as he is thrown head-first into a series of incidents at his new posting, including a grisly death, breaking up drunken fights, and a run-in with the woman who nobly left him. The detail of some of the Alaskan bush challenges, including the inflat...more
One piece of advice I can offer without hesitation is don't read a book whose main character is named for an ex you would like to forget. I could call this book therapy but that would suggest some sort of progress. Instead I will say that the setting did not capture my imagination. Set in a remote Alaskan trip I was bored by the descriptions of the land and the natives and the customs of such an insular community.
My favorite line was a description of life,
"Life isn't neat. Know why? Because it...more
My favorite line was a description of life,
"Life isn't neat. Know why? Because it...more
I picked this up as a free ebook with my new ipad. It was a good read. I could tell it was probably early in her writing career but I found the character's engaging and I imagine Liam, the protagonist state trooper in Alaska, has gone on to many a caper. I would definitely read more of these. It is somewhere between an not by the book police investigation and a character development story of eccentric characters in a small Alaskan town. I thought it was clever of the author to put the first in t...more
This series features the same attention to setting detail as the Kate Shugak series; however, the setting, while still in Alaska, is quite different. The protagonist is a man, a straight-arrow state trooper, who is not of native origin. This first book also contains quite a bit more of a romantic interest as well as a mystery plot that keeps the reader guessing. I downloaded the book as one of the free Kindle rentals, but the rest of the series is not on the list. Alas, I'll have to either wait...more
Liam Campbell, State Trooper d'Alaska récemment rétrogradé suite à une affaire qui a mal tourné, se voit affecter après une carrière essentiellement urbaine dans une petite ville du Bush alaskain.
Cette deuxième série de polars de Dana Stabenow, est plus légère, je dirais un peu moins fignolée, mais elle l'est en fait simplement de manière différente, que les Kate Shugak (longue série de plus en plus complexe, riche et travaillée au fil des tomes) mais néanmoins très agréable à lire. J'avoue, ses...more
Cette deuxième série de polars de Dana Stabenow, est plus légère, je dirais un peu moins fignolée, mais elle l'est en fait simplement de manière différente, que les Kate Shugak (longue série de plus en plus complexe, riche et travaillée au fil des tomes) mais néanmoins très agréable à lire. J'avoue, ses...more
"Liam didn't just put on his uniform, he merged with it. When the last snap was fastened and the hat set just so, Liam Drusus Campbell became an Alaska State Trooper from the bone marrow out. The uniform was sword and buckler, an outward manifestation of the full power and majesty of the law, with Liam as its tool. In uniform Liam looked capable, incorruptible, and virtually invincible.
This is more like a 3 1/2 stars...
Liam Campbell arrives in his new posting in Newenahm Alaska and within second...more
This is more like a 3 1/2 stars...
Liam Campbell arrives in his new posting in Newenahm Alaska and within second...more
First of the Liam Campbell series, and my first read of it. I had actually intended to read something else, but I glanced into the beginning and by the third paragraph I was captured.
Liam's life has imploded, but he is kept moving by his sense of justice and his interest in people. Posted as trooper to an Alaskan fishing town, he collides with a former lover and a sadistic racketeer, plus a murderer who has kept too many secrets for too long. I felt a connection with several of the characters. T...more
Liam's life has imploded, but he is kept moving by his sense of justice and his interest in people. Posted as trooper to an Alaskan fishing town, he collides with a former lover and a sadistic racketeer, plus a murderer who has kept too many secrets for too long. I felt a connection with several of the characters. T...more
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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.
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