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Skeptic Detective #2
Trail of the Hana K'ilo
Missing, Presumed Dead, and a Trail as Cold as a December Night in the Alaskan Wilderness
In the wilderness of rural Alaska, people tell the legend of an elusive water predator called the Hana K’ilo. It’s said to hunt from beneath the surface of rivers only to spring out, clutch, and drown its victims, including humans.
Harlan Holt is a scientist, a university professor, a skeptic of everything paranormal or fantastic, and the last person to put stock in a cryptid tale like that of Hana K’ilo. However, after a family of campers, a fisherman, and finally, a colleague of Harlan’s each mysteriously disappear, he, along with his girlfriend Genevieve, travel to a beautiful destination lodge near the territory associated with the mythical creature.
As the pair investigates, they find themselves surrounded by a small group of staff and guests who all seem to have something to hide. They’re isolated in an inhospitable environment in the dead of winter, and every answer they uncover seems to lead to more questions. Does the Hana K’ilo cryptid actually exist? Have any of the missing survived? And can Harlan and Genevieve uncover the truth before they too join the growing list of victims…
Trail of the Hana K’ilo is the second book in Whitaker’s Skeptic Detective Series.
In the wilderness of rural Alaska, people tell the legend of an elusive water predator called the Hana K’ilo. It’s said to hunt from beneath the surface of rivers only to spring out, clutch, and drown its victims, including humans.
Harlan Holt is a scientist, a university professor, a skeptic of everything paranormal or fantastic, and the last person to put stock in a cryptid tale like that of Hana K’ilo. However, after a family of campers, a fisherman, and finally, a colleague of Harlan’s each mysteriously disappear, he, along with his girlfriend Genevieve, travel to a beautiful destination lodge near the territory associated with the mythical creature.
As the pair investigates, they find themselves surrounded by a small group of staff and guests who all seem to have something to hide. They’re isolated in an inhospitable environment in the dead of winter, and every answer they uncover seems to lead to more questions. Does the Hana K’ilo cryptid actually exist? Have any of the missing survived? And can Harlan and Genevieve uncover the truth before they too join the growing list of victims…
Trail of the Hana K’ilo is the second book in Whitaker’s Skeptic Detective Series.
376 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 13, 2019
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Channing Whitaker
7 books65 followersChanning Whitaker is a novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker originally hailing from Centerville, Iowa. An alum of Indian Hills Community College, Channing went on to study cinema, screenwriting, literature, and mathematics at the University of Iowa. His college years were also spent tending bar and in bar security, which he considers a valuable study of humanity, and an indispensable supplement to his formal education.
Post graduation, Channing began his career in the production of television news, independent films, and commercial videos, as well as writing for websites, corporate media, and advertising. His career has taken Channing from Iowa to Texas, Alaska, Oklahoma, and to California where he currently resides.
Channing is a fan of many media forms and genres. He considers himself a storyteller foremost and works in multiple media and genres himself. Channing’s artistic influences include Trevanian, Gene Roddenberry, Kurt Vonnegut, Jim Jarmusch, and Robert Altman, though he credits his late father, a psychology professor, with profoundly impacting his approach to the deep, conflicted, and multifaceted characters which drive his stories.
In his home life, Channing is a father of two, a sports lover, and a real-life space exploration enthusiast.
Channing is among a small subset of writers who are also dyslexic. He considers learning to overcome the challenges of this diagnosis to have aided him in persevering amid the rejection-filled, uncertain, and competitive fields of writing and screenwriting.
Post graduation, Channing began his career in the production of television news, independent films, and commercial videos, as well as writing for websites, corporate media, and advertising. His career has taken Channing from Iowa to Texas, Alaska, Oklahoma, and to California where he currently resides.
Channing is a fan of many media forms and genres. He considers himself a storyteller foremost and works in multiple media and genres himself. Channing’s artistic influences include Trevanian, Gene Roddenberry, Kurt Vonnegut, Jim Jarmusch, and Robert Altman, though he credits his late father, a psychology professor, with profoundly impacting his approach to the deep, conflicted, and multifaceted characters which drive his stories.
In his home life, Channing is a father of two, a sports lover, and a real-life space exploration enthusiast.
Channing is among a small subset of writers who are also dyslexic. He considers learning to overcome the challenges of this diagnosis to have aided him in persevering amid the rejection-filled, uncertain, and competitive fields of writing and screenwriting.
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October 13, 2019
Mysterious And Fun!
Harlan Holt is a university professor and a skeptic of the paranormal and there happens to be an associate scientist who is also a renown cryptozoologist and has seemingly disappeared under mysterious circumstances while investigating the claims of the "Hana K'ilo" legend in rural Alaska. Within recent years several people have gone missing and many of the community seem to believe that this cryptid predator may responsible for the disappearances. Harlan and his girlfriend (Genevieve) book a trip to the beautiful vacation resort where his colleague had stayed before he went missing, hoping to find answers to why this man disappeared and why was this cryptid legend was so important that he would have carelessly traveled alone to research this unusual water predator.
I have now become a fan of Channing Whitaker and am looking forward to the first book in this series and I hope that there will be many more books to come. Harlan Holt is a wonderful character to bases a series around and I am so glad I found this book on Netgalley. The story was a great adventure into Alaska in the dead of winter and the writing was so wonderful that I could almost feel the icy wind and shivering cold that the characters would face. The book is full of mystery, creepiness and also great tension. I highly recommend this book and have given a rating of 4 Cryptid 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars!!
I want to thank the publisher Books Go Social and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific book for an unbiased opinion!
Harlan Holt is a university professor and a skeptic of the paranormal and there happens to be an associate scientist who is also a renown cryptozoologist and has seemingly disappeared under mysterious circumstances while investigating the claims of the "Hana K'ilo" legend in rural Alaska. Within recent years several people have gone missing and many of the community seem to believe that this cryptid predator may responsible for the disappearances. Harlan and his girlfriend (Genevieve) book a trip to the beautiful vacation resort where his colleague had stayed before he went missing, hoping to find answers to why this man disappeared and why was this cryptid legend was so important that he would have carelessly traveled alone to research this unusual water predator.
I have now become a fan of Channing Whitaker and am looking forward to the first book in this series and I hope that there will be many more books to come. Harlan Holt is a wonderful character to bases a series around and I am so glad I found this book on Netgalley. The story was a great adventure into Alaska in the dead of winter and the writing was so wonderful that I could almost feel the icy wind and shivering cold that the characters would face. The book is full of mystery, creepiness and also great tension. I highly recommend this book and have given a rating of 4 Cryptid 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars!!
I want to thank the publisher Books Go Social and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific book for an unbiased opinion!
August 14, 2019
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Trail of the Hana K'ilo is the second book in the Sceptic Detective series by Channing Whitaker. Released 13th Aug 2019, it's 376 pages and available in ebook format.
This is an amateur detective series. The lead character is an academic who is also a truth-seeker who spends his spare time and effort debunking paranormal claims. In this case, an academic disagreement with another professor who claims that cryptids (bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Hana K'ilo and others) are based in reality. When the adversarial professor goes missing in the middle of rural Alaska in winter, Harlan and girlfriend Vieve, wind up helping to track him down.
I wanted to like this book very much. It ticked a lot of my favorite boxes: amateur detective, academic, isolated setting, unexplained disappearances, and more. The premise of the book and the narrative story arc are very good, and the author has a good technical grasp of narrative tension. My problems came from the lack of cohesive editing which made it very tough going for me. I was often yanked out of the narrative by misspellings, badly mixed metaphors ("As he prepared to speak, emotional conflict rose in Harlan’s throat"), and lack of clarity in scene and character shifts. There was an awful lot of 'telling' and very little 'showing' with long paragraphs of info dumping. The characters weren't very well delineated; I kept mixing up his girlfriend Genevieve, and the grad assistant of the other professor who goes missing in the middle of Alaska (Raina).
I hadn't read the first book in the series and followed the action well enough. The book is readable as a standalone. The language is PG (a few damns, not much worse).
For Kindle Unlimited subscribers; the first book in the series is available in the KU subscription to borrow and download for free.
The author is undeniably talented. The narrative is very cinematic, with solid scene descriptions and a good tension arc. It's not a surprise to find he's a scriptwriter. With a ruthless editor, this could be a very good series.
Three stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Trail of the Hana K'ilo is the second book in the Sceptic Detective series by Channing Whitaker. Released 13th Aug 2019, it's 376 pages and available in ebook format.
This is an amateur detective series. The lead character is an academic who is also a truth-seeker who spends his spare time and effort debunking paranormal claims. In this case, an academic disagreement with another professor who claims that cryptids (bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Hana K'ilo and others) are based in reality. When the adversarial professor goes missing in the middle of rural Alaska in winter, Harlan and girlfriend Vieve, wind up helping to track him down.
I wanted to like this book very much. It ticked a lot of my favorite boxes: amateur detective, academic, isolated setting, unexplained disappearances, and more. The premise of the book and the narrative story arc are very good, and the author has a good technical grasp of narrative tension. My problems came from the lack of cohesive editing which made it very tough going for me. I was often yanked out of the narrative by misspellings, badly mixed metaphors ("As he prepared to speak, emotional conflict rose in Harlan’s throat"), and lack of clarity in scene and character shifts. There was an awful lot of 'telling' and very little 'showing' with long paragraphs of info dumping. The characters weren't very well delineated; I kept mixing up his girlfriend Genevieve, and the grad assistant of the other professor who goes missing in the middle of Alaska (Raina).
I hadn't read the first book in the series and followed the action well enough. The book is readable as a standalone. The language is PG (a few damns, not much worse).
For Kindle Unlimited subscribers; the first book in the series is available in the KU subscription to borrow and download for free.
The author is undeniably talented. The narrative is very cinematic, with solid scene descriptions and a good tension arc. It's not a surprise to find he's a scriptwriter. With a ruthless editor, this could be a very good series.
Three stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
August 26, 2021
The second book in Whitaker’s Skeptic Detective series takes a very different tone than the first, but still offers the reader an excellent mystery that will have them flirting with possible supernatural explanations for events. Where the first book revolved around a haunted house, this one goes into the remote regions of Alaska as Harlan Holt reluctantly agrees to look into the disappearance of a colleague whose “academic” specialty he despised. The missing man was obsessed with proving that cryptids exist and goes missing in Alaska while trying to find a water beast known in legend as the Hana K’ilo. A local blog insists that several disappearances in the region are the result of the Hana K’ilo hunting. Harlan doesn’t want to be involved, but can’t turn away from the mystery. So he changes his plans to take his girlfriend to Hawaii over the winter break and instead brings her to remote Alaska without telling her why they are really going there.
There are tons of good elements to this story. One of the things Whitaker does best is introduce many legends (all with different names) that could be inspired by the same cryptid—the Hana K’ilo—but could also just be simple “scare kids away from the water” style tales. He also had a group of tourists and staff at this lodge who all make you wonder what’s really going on with them. Finally, he is very convincing in his details of the danger of winter in Alaska, and it is easy to imagine that this rough and freezing terrain is going to be very important to the conclusion of the story.
At the heart of the novel are a series of very complex secrets and relationships that Harlan has to navigate—including the one with his girlfriend. I have to admit that the clues were all there, but I was shocked by how they all fit together. It was a very satisfying—if sometimes slow moving—mystery. I’m looking forward to the next book.
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There are tons of good elements to this story. One of the things Whitaker does best is introduce many legends (all with different names) that could be inspired by the same cryptid—the Hana K’ilo—but could also just be simple “scare kids away from the water” style tales. He also had a group of tourists and staff at this lodge who all make you wonder what’s really going on with them. Finally, he is very convincing in his details of the danger of winter in Alaska, and it is easy to imagine that this rough and freezing terrain is going to be very important to the conclusion of the story.
At the heart of the novel are a series of very complex secrets and relationships that Harlan has to navigate—including the one with his girlfriend. I have to admit that the clues were all there, but I was shocked by how they all fit together. It was a very satisfying—if sometimes slow moving—mystery. I’m looking forward to the next book.
If you liked this review, you can find more at www.gilbertstack.com/reviews.
August 20, 2019
Trail of the Hana K’ilo is a mystery crime story about Harlan, a professor who plans to go on a vacation with his girlfriend, however, changes it when a student gives him a letter, telling him that his colleague is missing.
Harlon is dedicated in his mission as this isn’t the first person who has gone missing at the destination. The wintery conditions do not help the situation, and as they discover the Hana K’ilo Cryptid, they realize secrets that they never thought existed.
The literature was descriptive in its nature and explained the scenes in a very visual way. The suspense and tension embedded in the story were vital to the mystery side of the book, and I believe the author managed to pull that off splendidly.
I would have preferred a stronger bond between Harlan and Genevieve at first, but the characters grew on me, and so did their relationship.
I believe this story would suit people who like to read on supernatural thrillers and paranormal suspense books.
Harlon is dedicated in his mission as this isn’t the first person who has gone missing at the destination. The wintery conditions do not help the situation, and as they discover the Hana K’ilo Cryptid, they realize secrets that they never thought existed.
The literature was descriptive in its nature and explained the scenes in a very visual way. The suspense and tension embedded in the story were vital to the mystery side of the book, and I believe the author managed to pull that off splendidly.
I would have preferred a stronger bond between Harlan and Genevieve at first, but the characters grew on me, and so did their relationship.
I believe this story would suit people who like to read on supernatural thrillers and paranormal suspense books.
August 14, 2019
Great setting and great characters brilliantly written to create a thriller dripping in suspense with the added twist of a mythical creature possibly responsible for the disappearance of people in frozen rural Alaska.
Five icy stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for a gripping read that keeps you turning the pages
Five icy stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for a gripping read that keeps you turning the pages
July 29, 2019
5 stars
Harlan Holt a professor and skeptic of the paranormal and hoaxes is planning a surprise for his girlfriend Genevieve “Vieve” Freeman. It is a trip to Honolulu. However, when a teaching assistant of a Dr. Russell Bremer visits him saying that the professor hasn't returned from a weekend trip, and it's been some six weeks, Raina King begs him to help her. So...Harlan and Vieve instead wind up at a lodge in rural Alaska ( in the middle of winter), to track the missing professor down.
Imagine their surprise when they get to the lodge and Raina is already there. There are only six guests and four staff, so the odds are astronomical. What is going on? I got a little frustrated here that Harlan didn't tell Vieve right away what was going on, but he came clean later in the story.
Several people have disappeared and are presumed dead. The deaths are put down to the mysterious beast called Hana K'ilo. It is said to be a river beast and Dr. Bremer, a cryptozoologist, had a keen interest in finding the beast. Harlan, on the other hand believes it's all hokum.
What follows is an exciting adventure (in the snow and ice), and an action filled mystery. What happened to the people and children who went missing? Does the Han K'ilo really exist?
The lodge where Vieve, Harlan ans the others are staying is very nice. The owners are dedicated outdoors people, very kind and helpful and their helpers twin brother and sister who seem to love living there. The other guests are a mixed collection. From a couple who are celebrating their anniversary to a woman who seems to be traveling on her own.
Most of these characters have secrets – something to hide. As the story goes along, the reader gets a few surprises, some of them nice and some of them deadly.
What a wonderfully well written and plotted story - and a fun adventure. There were a couple of grammatical errors, but they passed by quickly. Mr. Whitaker writes a very good story with tension and drama, I enjoyed meeting the characters and was pleased to see the return of Harlan and Vieve. I enjoyed this book more than the last one and I heartily recommend it to anyone who likes adventure and mystery.
I want to thank NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for forwarding to me a copy of this very fine book for me to read, enjoy and review.
Harlan Holt a professor and skeptic of the paranormal and hoaxes is planning a surprise for his girlfriend Genevieve “Vieve” Freeman. It is a trip to Honolulu. However, when a teaching assistant of a Dr. Russell Bremer visits him saying that the professor hasn't returned from a weekend trip, and it's been some six weeks, Raina King begs him to help her. So...Harlan and Vieve instead wind up at a lodge in rural Alaska ( in the middle of winter), to track the missing professor down.
Imagine their surprise when they get to the lodge and Raina is already there. There are only six guests and four staff, so the odds are astronomical. What is going on? I got a little frustrated here that Harlan didn't tell Vieve right away what was going on, but he came clean later in the story.
Several people have disappeared and are presumed dead. The deaths are put down to the mysterious beast called Hana K'ilo. It is said to be a river beast and Dr. Bremer, a cryptozoologist, had a keen interest in finding the beast. Harlan, on the other hand believes it's all hokum.
What follows is an exciting adventure (in the snow and ice), and an action filled mystery. What happened to the people and children who went missing? Does the Han K'ilo really exist?
The lodge where Vieve, Harlan ans the others are staying is very nice. The owners are dedicated outdoors people, very kind and helpful and their helpers twin brother and sister who seem to love living there. The other guests are a mixed collection. From a couple who are celebrating their anniversary to a woman who seems to be traveling on her own.
Most of these characters have secrets – something to hide. As the story goes along, the reader gets a few surprises, some of them nice and some of them deadly.
What a wonderfully well written and plotted story - and a fun adventure. There were a couple of grammatical errors, but they passed by quickly. Mr. Whitaker writes a very good story with tension and drama, I enjoyed meeting the characters and was pleased to see the return of Harlan and Vieve. I enjoyed this book more than the last one and I heartily recommend it to anyone who likes adventure and mystery.
I want to thank NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for forwarding to me a copy of this very fine book for me to read, enjoy and review.
August 8, 2019
This book is due to launch on August 13, 2019.
This is a mystery, and though it shows signs of wanting to venture off into a paranormal experience, the determination of the main character, Harlan Holt, who is now a university professor (evidently) not to let that happen keeps it firmly in the real world.
Another man, Russell Bremer, a self-described cryptozoologist, has come across a folder relating to a creature he believes is just the sort of animal whose existence he is looking to verify. A cryptid is an animal that appears only in myth or legend, but that may have a basis in actual fact. When he uncovers a blog attributing several recent deaths in Alaska to the mysterious creature of legend, the Hana K’ilo, Bremer rushes off to investigate. And vanishes.
A month or so later, his research assistant comes to Harlan’s apartment in tears saying that Bremer asked her to let Harlan know if he did not return from his trip as expected – even though he and Harlan are bitter professional enemies.
Raina, the lab assistant, is so upset that Harlan can’t help agreeing to do what he can to find out what has happened to the man, although he suspects that most probably Bremer succumbed to some sort of natural mishap wandering around the Alaskan wilderness.
Harlan decides to take his girlfriend, Genevieve Freeman, the girl he met during the Drake Mansion adventure, to Alaska for winter break. They book a suite in a beautiful rustic lodge where Bremer also stayed just before he disappeared. And while they are there, he plans to quietly investigate to see if he can pick up any trace of Russell Bremer. He does not plan on Raina having booked a vacation at the same lodge for the same purpose.
While they are there, they hear half a dozen different variations on the Hana K’ilo legend and encounter an entire lodge full of suspicious people. The truth is so strange it makes the tales of the Hana K’ilo sound tame in comparison.
This is a mystery, and though it shows signs of wanting to venture off into a paranormal experience, the determination of the main character, Harlan Holt, who is now a university professor (evidently) not to let that happen keeps it firmly in the real world.
Another man, Russell Bremer, a self-described cryptozoologist, has come across a folder relating to a creature he believes is just the sort of animal whose existence he is looking to verify. A cryptid is an animal that appears only in myth or legend, but that may have a basis in actual fact. When he uncovers a blog attributing several recent deaths in Alaska to the mysterious creature of legend, the Hana K’ilo, Bremer rushes off to investigate. And vanishes.
A month or so later, his research assistant comes to Harlan’s apartment in tears saying that Bremer asked her to let Harlan know if he did not return from his trip as expected – even though he and Harlan are bitter professional enemies.
Raina, the lab assistant, is so upset that Harlan can’t help agreeing to do what he can to find out what has happened to the man, although he suspects that most probably Bremer succumbed to some sort of natural mishap wandering around the Alaskan wilderness.
Harlan decides to take his girlfriend, Genevieve Freeman, the girl he met during the Drake Mansion adventure, to Alaska for winter break. They book a suite in a beautiful rustic lodge where Bremer also stayed just before he disappeared. And while they are there, he plans to quietly investigate to see if he can pick up any trace of Russell Bremer. He does not plan on Raina having booked a vacation at the same lodge for the same purpose.
While they are there, they hear half a dozen different variations on the Hana K’ilo legend and encounter an entire lodge full of suspicious people. The truth is so strange it makes the tales of the Hana K’ilo sound tame in comparison.
August 7, 2019
This is the second book in the skeptic detective series. There is a summary of the previous book at the beginning so this could be read as a stand alone book. As always, however, it would be better to read the first book, “One Night in Drake Mansion” before reading this.
Out in the wilds of Alaska an explorer goes missing whilst looking for a mythical animal, the Hana K’ilo. Harlan Holt sets out to investigate his disappearance and finds a string of strange events around the Alaska Lodge where he is staying.
This is the sequel to “One Night in Drake Mansion” and, in my opinion, is not as good. I didn’t feel this book flowed as well and some of the storylines and explanations for strange events seemed a little contrived. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed the book but just not as much as the first.
In this book two characters return from the first. Harlan Holt, the skeptic detective and Genevieve who grew up in the town around Drake Mansion. They now seem to be an item so you have the typical detective and sidekick pairing. Almost everyone in this book has an ulterior motive for being in the Alaskan Lodge in the middle of winter. There are plenty of night time searches with torches, strange footsteps, people disappearing and not wanting followed etc etc.
As a slightly light hearted detective book with a twist this book works well. The characters are not developed as much as they could have been and the plot is a little rough around the edges. However, I did enjoy this book and will be happy to read the next in the series when it comes out.
I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley.
Out in the wilds of Alaska an explorer goes missing whilst looking for a mythical animal, the Hana K’ilo. Harlan Holt sets out to investigate his disappearance and finds a string of strange events around the Alaska Lodge where he is staying.
This is the sequel to “One Night in Drake Mansion” and, in my opinion, is not as good. I didn’t feel this book flowed as well and some of the storylines and explanations for strange events seemed a little contrived. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed the book but just not as much as the first.
In this book two characters return from the first. Harlan Holt, the skeptic detective and Genevieve who grew up in the town around Drake Mansion. They now seem to be an item so you have the typical detective and sidekick pairing. Almost everyone in this book has an ulterior motive for being in the Alaskan Lodge in the middle of winter. There are plenty of night time searches with torches, strange footsteps, people disappearing and not wanting followed etc etc.
As a slightly light hearted detective book with a twist this book works well. The characters are not developed as much as they could have been and the plot is a little rough around the edges. However, I did enjoy this book and will be happy to read the next in the series when it comes out.
I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley.
August 13, 2019
I received a free copy of this book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not.
This book is a combination of mystery, and paranormal beings. People have disappeared and some have died in the Alaskan wilderness. It is up to Harlan Holt to discover what is happening in a remote winter vacation spot in the wilds. Harlan is approached by Raina, Dr. Russell Bremer’s assistant, who explains that he has disappeared, and then hands over to Harlan a manila envelope containing Dr. Bremer’s research papers. Bremer was chasing down the Hana K’ilo, a local legendary creature that killed humans, especially small children. Legend had it that the creature had capture and killed two little girls and may have grabbed Dr. Bremer.
Harlan realized he had to help Raina. Together, with his girlfriend, Genevieve, they headed to Alaska to find Dr. Bremer. They hoped to find the missing Doctor quickly, and then enjoy a winter vacation for themselves. But things turned out differently, and the hunt is on. Upon arriving at the vacation lodge, they discovered Raina was one of six guests at the lodge.
Harlan and Vieve start investigating and find some interesting facts that point to a distinct possibility of foul play. The suspicious characters at the lodge are plenty. The cast of characters are well-developed, interesting and believable. The winter scenes are extremely well written. I was cold reading it. I enjoyed this exciting mystery and did not see the ending coming. I like that!
This book is a combination of mystery, and paranormal beings. People have disappeared and some have died in the Alaskan wilderness. It is up to Harlan Holt to discover what is happening in a remote winter vacation spot in the wilds. Harlan is approached by Raina, Dr. Russell Bremer’s assistant, who explains that he has disappeared, and then hands over to Harlan a manila envelope containing Dr. Bremer’s research papers. Bremer was chasing down the Hana K’ilo, a local legendary creature that killed humans, especially small children. Legend had it that the creature had capture and killed two little girls and may have grabbed Dr. Bremer.
Harlan realized he had to help Raina. Together, with his girlfriend, Genevieve, they headed to Alaska to find Dr. Bremer. They hoped to find the missing Doctor quickly, and then enjoy a winter vacation for themselves. But things turned out differently, and the hunt is on. Upon arriving at the vacation lodge, they discovered Raina was one of six guests at the lodge.
Harlan and Vieve start investigating and find some interesting facts that point to a distinct possibility of foul play. The suspicious characters at the lodge are plenty. The cast of characters are well-developed, interesting and believable. The winter scenes are extremely well written. I was cold reading it. I enjoyed this exciting mystery and did not see the ending coming. I like that!
August 22, 2019
Believe me when I say that you have to check out this book. I cant imagine anyone being disappointed. It will certainly keep you guessing nearly to the end. With so many suspicions and questions and not knowing who to trust.
Spending his holiday in remote Alaska wasnt what Professor Holt had planned. But with so many disappearances in the same area being blamed on what was, as far as he was concerned, a mythical creature and now one of the missing was a fellow eccentric Professor, he grudgingly changed his tickets to head for a 1 week winter solstice special at Aurora View Lodge with his girlfriend. But soon after his arrival his questions had more questions than answers and his girlfriend after being excited about being together at the lodge was as frigid as the numbing temps outside
there might be a few places where the flow might seem a bit slow but the detailed descriptions really help you to see the lodge and the characters in your head. I know I was wishing the lodge was real because it sounded stunning. A perfect spot for viewing the Northern Lights. And if you want to add some atmosphere as you read crank down the a.c. if its hot outside or sit in front of an open window if its cold. And dont forget the hot chocolate . Then be ready for a wild ride. You will not want to stop once you start. As bodies are discovered could it be the myth might not be a myth? Professor Holt might just end up another victim as he tries to find out the truth.
Becoming immerged in this book will be time well spent. I plan on doing it again soon.
Spending his holiday in remote Alaska wasnt what Professor Holt had planned. But with so many disappearances in the same area being blamed on what was, as far as he was concerned, a mythical creature and now one of the missing was a fellow eccentric Professor, he grudgingly changed his tickets to head for a 1 week winter solstice special at Aurora View Lodge with his girlfriend. But soon after his arrival his questions had more questions than answers and his girlfriend after being excited about being together at the lodge was as frigid as the numbing temps outside
there might be a few places where the flow might seem a bit slow but the detailed descriptions really help you to see the lodge and the characters in your head. I know I was wishing the lodge was real because it sounded stunning. A perfect spot for viewing the Northern Lights. And if you want to add some atmosphere as you read crank down the a.c. if its hot outside or sit in front of an open window if its cold. And dont forget the hot chocolate . Then be ready for a wild ride. You will not want to stop once you start. As bodies are discovered could it be the myth might not be a myth? Professor Holt might just end up another victim as he tries to find out the truth.
Becoming immerged in this book will be time well spent. I plan on doing it again soon.
August 1, 2019
Trail of the Hana K'ilo is the second offering in the Skeptic Detective series. Let me start this review by saying that I loved the first book in this series, One Night At Drake Manor. A real page turner, I did not want to put it down. This time around our main character is in search of a missing colleague in the wilds of Alaska. Overall I found this to be a good mystery book. I did not enjoy it as much as the first novel, but One Night At Drake Manor had, in my opinion, set the bar pretty high in regards to the story telling. Most of this book takes place at a time of year when there is very little sunlight and a huge amount of snow. In order to make the plot more believable the author spends a great deal of time explaining why our characters would be dressing a certain way or acting a certain way due to the harsh environmental conditions. This often make some of the chapters drag a bit. I often fetl myself wishing for more action and less monologue style dialog or scenery explanation. As a mystery novel, the plot was not bad and I was left guessing as to who was really behind the disappearances until nearly the last few pages, so overall I would say it was decently good read.
September 13, 2019
I really enjoyed this book!
Not only were the character so complex that I was suspecting anyone of anything at literally any time, but I also learnt a lot.
I never knew what a cryptid was. Now I do. I've always heard about strange legendary creatures, most of them African in origin so I learnt about new legends, or are they myths? The Hana K'ilo....
Did it kill all the people the blog says it did? Or is it merely a scary monster to keep kids safe?
As you read you will surely wonder who is a monster and who isn't - and don't forget to read how the author found the Hana K'ilo. It's right at the back of the book.
Excellent story! Thank you to Netgalley and he author for allowing me to read this book. I try to review every book I read.
Not only were the character so complex that I was suspecting anyone of anything at literally any time, but I also learnt a lot.
I never knew what a cryptid was. Now I do. I've always heard about strange legendary creatures, most of them African in origin so I learnt about new legends, or are they myths? The Hana K'ilo....
Did it kill all the people the blog says it did? Or is it merely a scary monster to keep kids safe?
As you read you will surely wonder who is a monster and who isn't - and don't forget to read how the author found the Hana K'ilo. It's right at the back of the book.
Excellent story! Thank you to Netgalley and he author for allowing me to read this book. I try to review every book I read.
April 9, 2020
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I received a copy of this book from the publisher, BooksGoSocial, and the author via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating of 2.5
Book number 2 in the skeptic detective series sees Dr. Harlan Holt and his girlfriend Genevieve travel to Alaska for a romantic getaway...well...that's what Genevieve thanks anyway. After a colleague of Dr. Holt's goes missing while following the trail of other missing persons, which he believes is the work of the Hana K'ilo, Harlan feels obliged to follow in his colleagues footsteps, not to prove the existence of the Hana K'ilo, but simply to find what happened to Dr. Bremer. Travelling to Alaska in the off season, Harlan and Genevieve find themselves part of a small collection of guests and staff, as they try to find out what happened to Dr. Bremer, as well as those who disappeared before him. Are the disappearances the work of a mythical beast that hides in the Alaskan wilderness? Or is it a bit simpler than that?
After I read the first skeptic detective book, of which I received an eARC from netgalley as well, I was pretty excited to read this one. I was thoroughly surprised by how much I enjoyed the first instalment and was hoping the same for this one. However, it didn't quite turn out how I'd hoped. I was incredibly interested in this one due to the nature of the story. Being set in the Alaskan wilderness and being centered around a mythological beast tied to that really intrigued me, though the mythical beast itself and it's legend was entirely made up for the story, it honestly didn't bother me that it was 'real', so to speak. Whitaker did an absolutely fantastic job of creating the myth of the Hana K'ilo and did a fantastic job of inserting it into the story so that it actually SOUNDED like it was an actual legend of Alaska. Honestly, the mythology of the Hana K'ilo was my favourite part of the story.
The characters, two of which we knew from the first instalment, were well written, though I did find Raina quite annoying, especially for a scientist. She placed so much faith in something that she had no proof of and it just annoyed the tripe out of me, she was meant to be a scientist but she was so focused on something that there was only writings about, no physical proof. Harlan actually irritated me so much in this book, in the first one he was so level headed and methodical, while in this one, he spent over half the book trying to hide his real reason for choosing Alaska as his and Vieve's holiday destination and sneaking around trying to pretend that he barely knew Raina at all. I actually found it a little bit insulting on Vieve's behalf, I don't understand why he wasn't just straight up to her about everything, she would have gone along with it anyway. I feel that this was an attempt to create conflict to make the story a bit more dramatic, while all it did was detract from the actual plot. The other characters were okay, nothing really stood out about them if I'm honest.
I found the story to drag a hell of a lot. The pacing just wasn't here for this one, I feel like nothing really happened until about three quarters of the way through the story and it just made for some dull reading unfortunately. Even after things had started moving a bit more, there was two parts where I just skimmed through because nothing was actually happening. The dialogue between Ida and Harlan in the car after the ice incident while it gave us a little bit of information that was interesting, I skimmed about half of it because it just didn't appear to have much to do with the story at all and was just being used as a form of filler. There was another instance where I skimmed over about a page, but I honestly can't even tell you which part it was because it wasn't overly important. To be honest, I'm surprised that I finished the book, I think the only thing that kept me going was to find out whether the Hana K'ilo was real or not. I will say though
The narrative I found to be a bit...clinical? There wasn't a lot of showing in this story, it was basically all telling, which makes for a very monotonous read for me. And while I know that part of what makes Dr. Holt, Dr. Holt, is the fact that he approaches things very clinically with a severe lack of emotion, I found that the whole story itself was being told in this way, which I found really grating. It caused me to become jolted out of the story as there was no flow to the writing for the most part. I also believe another round of editing was needed, just to iron out the small errors such as grammar and spelling errors that made it difficult at times to tell which character was actually speaking. In the authors note at the end of the story, I actually found that Whitaker's voice was exactly the same as that he used to tell the story, there was no difference between his normal voice and his writer's voice, normally there is a massive difference between the two, but with this author I found there not to be, which is a bit odd in my opinion.
All in all, I really enjoyed the first instalment of the skeptic detective series, but this instalment fell a little bit flat, I'd be interested to see where the series goes and what the next one is like.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, BooksGoSocial, and the author via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating of 2.5
Book number 2 in the skeptic detective series sees Dr. Harlan Holt and his girlfriend Genevieve travel to Alaska for a romantic getaway...well...that's what Genevieve thanks anyway. After a colleague of Dr. Holt's goes missing while following the trail of other missing persons, which he believes is the work of the Hana K'ilo, Harlan feels obliged to follow in his colleagues footsteps, not to prove the existence of the Hana K'ilo, but simply to find what happened to Dr. Bremer. Travelling to Alaska in the off season, Harlan and Genevieve find themselves part of a small collection of guests and staff, as they try to find out what happened to Dr. Bremer, as well as those who disappeared before him. Are the disappearances the work of a mythical beast that hides in the Alaskan wilderness? Or is it a bit simpler than that?
After I read the first skeptic detective book, of which I received an eARC from netgalley as well, I was pretty excited to read this one. I was thoroughly surprised by how much I enjoyed the first instalment and was hoping the same for this one. However, it didn't quite turn out how I'd hoped. I was incredibly interested in this one due to the nature of the story. Being set in the Alaskan wilderness and being centered around a mythological beast tied to that really intrigued me, though the mythical beast itself and it's legend was entirely made up for the story, it honestly didn't bother me that it was 'real', so to speak. Whitaker did an absolutely fantastic job of creating the myth of the Hana K'ilo and did a fantastic job of inserting it into the story so that it actually SOUNDED like it was an actual legend of Alaska. Honestly, the mythology of the Hana K'ilo was my favourite part of the story.
The characters, two of which we knew from the first instalment, were well written, though I did find Raina quite annoying, especially for a scientist. She placed so much faith in something that she had no proof of and it just annoyed the tripe out of me, she was meant to be a scientist but she was so focused on something that there was only writings about, no physical proof. Harlan actually irritated me so much in this book, in the first one he was so level headed and methodical, while in this one, he spent over half the book trying to hide his real reason for choosing Alaska as his and Vieve's holiday destination and sneaking around trying to pretend that he barely knew Raina at all. I actually found it a little bit insulting on Vieve's behalf, I don't understand why he wasn't just straight up to her about everything, she would have gone along with it anyway. I feel that this was an attempt to create conflict to make the story a bit more dramatic, while all it did was detract from the actual plot. The other characters were okay, nothing really stood out about them if I'm honest.
I found the story to drag a hell of a lot. The pacing just wasn't here for this one, I feel like nothing really happened until about three quarters of the way through the story and it just made for some dull reading unfortunately. Even after things had started moving a bit more, there was two parts where I just skimmed through because nothing was actually happening. The dialogue between Ida and Harlan in the car after the ice incident while it gave us a little bit of information that was interesting, I skimmed about half of it because it just didn't appear to have much to do with the story at all and was just being used as a form of filler. There was another instance where I skimmed over about a page, but I honestly can't even tell you which part it was because it wasn't overly important. To be honest, I'm surprised that I finished the book, I think the only thing that kept me going was to find out whether the Hana K'ilo was real or not. I will say though
The narrative I found to be a bit...clinical? There wasn't a lot of showing in this story, it was basically all telling, which makes for a very monotonous read for me. And while I know that part of what makes Dr. Holt, Dr. Holt, is the fact that he approaches things very clinically with a severe lack of emotion, I found that the whole story itself was being told in this way, which I found really grating. It caused me to become jolted out of the story as there was no flow to the writing for the most part. I also believe another round of editing was needed, just to iron out the small errors such as grammar and spelling errors that made it difficult at times to tell which character was actually speaking. In the authors note at the end of the story, I actually found that Whitaker's voice was exactly the same as that he used to tell the story, there was no difference between his normal voice and his writer's voice, normally there is a massive difference between the two, but with this author I found there not to be, which is a bit odd in my opinion.
All in all, I really enjoyed the first instalment of the skeptic detective series, but this instalment fell a little bit flat, I'd be interested to see where the series goes and what the next one is like.
July 6, 2020
2nd entry in this series. Not quite as fun as first but a worthy read. As the title indicates, this series follows the adventures of Harlan Holt, PHD, tenured professor and self avowed paranormal skeptic. He is joined by his love interest from the first book in the series in search of a missing colleague who went missing while searching for a mythical creature in the wilds of Alaska.
Harlan and his partner, Vieve, are interesting characters and their relationship's dynamics are fun to follow. (Love the T-shirt Vieve sports early in the book)
I'd give this book a solid 3.5 rating if I could. I found the first books setting and mystery a little bit more intriguing but did enjoy the further insight into the main characters and the growth of their relationship.
Count me in if Mr. Whitaker decides to share more adventures of the Skeptic Detective.
Harlan and his partner, Vieve, are interesting characters and their relationship's dynamics are fun to follow. (Love the T-shirt Vieve sports early in the book)
I'd give this book a solid 3.5 rating if I could. I found the first books setting and mystery a little bit more intriguing but did enjoy the further insight into the main characters and the growth of their relationship.
Count me in if Mr. Whitaker decides to share more adventures of the Skeptic Detective.
April 17, 2021
Professor Harlan Holt and Russell Bremer are diametrically opposed to how to use the university's donation. When Bremer goes missing on the trail of an alleged cryptid creature, Harlan is surprised that Bremer asks for his help. So it's off to Alaska to poke around covertly for clues.
The plot is well thought out. The clues that the reader needs to solve the mystery are made available, but at the same time it is a complex puzzle with many pieces. Harlan is skeptical of all of the paranormal mumbo jumbo, but could there be truth in the tales of the Alaskan woods?
I immediately purchased the first book in the series. Here's hoping that the series continues.
The plot is well thought out. The clues that the reader needs to solve the mystery are made available, but at the same time it is a complex puzzle with many pieces. Harlan is skeptical of all of the paranormal mumbo jumbo, but could there be truth in the tales of the Alaskan woods?
I immediately purchased the first book in the series. Here's hoping that the series continues.
June 19, 2023
The Second Book in the Skeptic Detective series, this one was as enjoyable as the first. Secrets, mystery and paranormal (or maybe not) events.
This series has an echo of the Pendergast series from Lincoln and Child, in my opinion. The handsome, intelligent MC who tries to unravel the mystery and prove that there is nothing paranormal. Lots of fun, crazy events happen along the way that keeps the readers interest.
I’d definitely recommend this series if you love mystery and adventure and are looking for something a little different!
This series has an echo of the Pendergast series from Lincoln and Child, in my opinion. The handsome, intelligent MC who tries to unravel the mystery and prove that there is nothing paranormal. Lots of fun, crazy events happen along the way that keeps the readers interest.
I’d definitely recommend this series if you love mystery and adventure and are looking for something a little different!
October 25, 2023
A great new installment in the Skeptic Detective series. This time we're headed to Alaska, where Harlan and Genevieve have a new mystery to unravel. There's a lot on the line, and Whitaker did a great job of building up the tension and suspense, as well as moving things along at a decent pace. The imagery really brought the whole story to life, and it was like stepping into the midst of everything as it unfolds. Highly recommend for anyone who loves amateur detective mysteries!
July 29, 2020
I enjoyed this book as I did the first one in this series, however, as a former proofreader I was distracted by the very frequent use of the word "smirked" and its other forms. Sometimes the word was only a paragraph or two apart. This seems to be a trend in other books I've read recently and that is probably why it stands out for me.Please come up with another word. No one smirks all the time.
June 17, 2021
An exciting, riveting story set in beautiful Alaska - a land filled with wonder and mystery. With a cast of complex and engrossing characters the story has twists you would not expect and a well researched topic. Highly Recommended.
November 4, 2023
very interesting
This was a good mystery with some interesting mythology thrown in for good measure. I think some of the relationship nuances were overblown, maybe done female editing would help smooth that out. But it is a good plot that is hard to put down.
This was a good mystery with some interesting mythology thrown in for good measure. I think some of the relationship nuances were overblown, maybe done female editing would help smooth that out. But it is a good plot that is hard to put down.
August 24, 2020
Awesome sauce
Hopefully many more chapters to come with the Skeptic Detective. Harlan is an interesting main character I look forward to seeing grow & develop.
Hopefully many more chapters to come with the Skeptic Detective. Harlan is an interesting main character I look forward to seeing grow & develop.
November 24, 2020
Another great book- though it didn't quite hold my attention as #1 did.
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August 13, 2021Tail of the Hans K'ilo
Great story , pulled the readers right in. Fast read . . . because I could not put it down. Channing Whitaker, does it again with a worthy read.
Great story , pulled the readers right in. Fast read . . . because I could not put it down. Channing Whitaker, does it again with a worthy read.
July 25, 2019
Russel is a crypto-zoologist (1 who studies mythical and unknown animals) hears about a mysterious water-creature in interior Alaska. He also finds out that several people disappeared in that same area over the last couple of years. So he goes there and guess what... He also goes missing. As a safety-procedure Russell send all his research to a colleague he doesn't get on with, but about whom he knows that he will persevere. Harlan (the unwilling rescuer) had planned a Christmas-holiday with his long-distance girlfriend, but not to Alaska. On top of that, he doesn't tell her the real reason for choosing this particular lodge and location. The other guests arrive and at least 2 of them have a connection with this Hana k'ilo myth and with the missing people. There's a mysterious blog that seems more designed to keep people away instead of a touristic ad. Some of the staff behave in a suspicious way. Is anyone who they say they are?
After the first chapter, I was thinking this was one of those silly monster-books; But luckily I was wrong! It's a cleverly disguised murder/missing persons mystery with a lot of clues hinting that there might just be some unknown creature roaming those rivers and forests. If someone finds it, you must find out yourself! Definetly intriguing. Lot of very nice visual descriptions of the nature and night-sky.
I received a free ARC and this is my honest review.
After the first chapter, I was thinking this was one of those silly monster-books; But luckily I was wrong! It's a cleverly disguised murder/missing persons mystery with a lot of clues hinting that there might just be some unknown creature roaming those rivers and forests. If someone finds it, you must find out yourself! Definetly intriguing. Lot of very nice visual descriptions of the nature and night-sky.
I received a free ARC and this is my honest review.
August 2, 2019
Two sisters are camping with their father in the Alaska wilderness. What can go wrong? Dr. Russell Bremer is searching for an elusive creature based on a myth in that same area. When he goes missing his assistant Raina pleads for help in finding him. Dr. Harland Holt, skeptical of Bremer’s research, finds himself the recipient of Bremer’s research papers. He is intrigued. Harland plans a surprise romantic getaway with his girlfriend. Only it is not the place she thought they would be going. The Alaskan wilderness doesn’t have sunny beaches and warm water. But it does have a great lodge and a promise of romance and adventure. It is also the last place that Dr. Bremer was seen. Raina just happens to be vacationing at the same lodge. Harland’s girlfriend is a little suspicions of what is going on. The cast of characters add to the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of the two sisters, their father, the detective sent to find them and lastly Dr. Bremer. There are several twists and turns as well as surprises that make this an entertaining read. Thanks Channing Whitaker.
I won this ebook on Goodreads.com
I won this ebook on Goodreads.com
October 11, 2019
this was a free NetGalley eBook
You decide that you've and your best girl have been working too hard and not spending enough time together. Six months earlier a good friend of had gone to a beautiful rustic resort in Alaska and disappeared. Harlan Holt and his friend Genevieve went up to the resort to find out what had happened to Dr. Bremer. During the last year another man had come to the resort with his daughters and all three had not been heard from.
Those living in the area, believed that all these people had been the abducted by the local Yeti/Big Foot and would not be found. Holt doesn't believe in reported mythical creatures, and is out to find out what really happened to these and other people.
That's the story and the rest is filling in time while all of the clues as to what happened have time to appear. It's an interesting idea and Whitaker brings it off well. There are just some amateur romance/sex sections that need to be excised or fixed.
zeb kantrowitz zebsblog@gmail.com
You decide that you've and your best girl have been working too hard and not spending enough time together. Six months earlier a good friend of had gone to a beautiful rustic resort in Alaska and disappeared. Harlan Holt and his friend Genevieve went up to the resort to find out what had happened to Dr. Bremer. During the last year another man had come to the resort with his daughters and all three had not been heard from.
Those living in the area, believed that all these people had been the abducted by the local Yeti/Big Foot and would not be found. Holt doesn't believe in reported mythical creatures, and is out to find out what really happened to these and other people.
That's the story and the rest is filling in time while all of the clues as to what happened have time to appear. It's an interesting idea and Whitaker brings it off well. There are just some amateur romance/sex sections that need to be excised or fixed.
zeb kantrowitz zebsblog@gmail.com
November 6, 2019
Another excellent installment of the Skeptic Detective. Okay, so I did want to poke Harlan in the eye for a while there near the beginning, but I love him anyway. And I love Vieve. They'll go a long way together, if they keep their wits. I also loved this mystery and the resolution and the explanations of everything. The setting was neat, too. I'm always interested in Alaska and the author does an excellent job of putting the reader right in the setting. I'm looking forward to more Skeptic Detective mysteries in the future.
August 10, 2019
4 stars
I was really looking forward to reading this book, which is the second in Whitaker’s Skeptic Detective series, and it did not disappoint!
Whitaker paints a vivid picture of the settings of each of his books. This time round we are taken to Alaska in the depths of winter. Harlan and Vieve are staying in a lodge to investigate the disappearance of one of Harlan’s work colleagues who recently took a trip out there to investigate the possible existence of a cryptid known as the “Hano K’ilo”.
Some parts were a little slower than others (for instance there is a lot of description about the activities the guests get up to during the day) which didn’t add anything to the story. Overall, I enjoyed how the story developed and I think Whitaker tied everything up well.
I look forward to reading more of Whitaker’s work.
Thanks to NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I was really looking forward to reading this book, which is the second in Whitaker’s Skeptic Detective series, and it did not disappoint!
Whitaker paints a vivid picture of the settings of each of his books. This time round we are taken to Alaska in the depths of winter. Harlan and Vieve are staying in a lodge to investigate the disappearance of one of Harlan’s work colleagues who recently took a trip out there to investigate the possible existence of a cryptid known as the “Hano K’ilo”.
Some parts were a little slower than others (for instance there is a lot of description about the activities the guests get up to during the day) which didn’t add anything to the story. Overall, I enjoyed how the story developed and I think Whitaker tied everything up well.
I look forward to reading more of Whitaker’s work.
Thanks to NetGalley for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
August 5, 2019
Trail of the Hana K'ilo, a creepy and a bit scary Skeptic Detective series. I loved the book where the main character is in search of a missing colleague in the wilds of Alaska suddenly changing his plans to take his girl friend to Honallulu without any intimation to her which upsets her. Overall a good mystery book. Most of this book takes place at a time of rhe year when there is very little sunlight and a huge amount of snowing with no action in some of the chapters, which bore you. However, as a mystery novel, the plot was good and I was left guessing all the time as to who was really behind the disappearances of present and earlier characters, until nearly the last few pages. Also every character in the novel has some past secrets buried. Overall, it was a good read and enjoyable one.
September 30, 2019
Professor Harlan Holt is back in the 2nd Skeptic Detective book.
This time he butts heads with crypto-zoologist Dr. Bremmer, and the blow-up goes viral!!
But, when Dr. Bremmer goes up to Alaska to hunt down clues on the mysterious Hana K'ilo. He leaves a packet of info for Harlan with his T.A. in case he disappears, because even though they don't agree, Dr. Bremmer trusts Harlan to find out the truth. So instead of a romantic get-away to Hawaii, Harlan and Vieve head up to Alaska to view the Northern Lights, and look for a monster-human or animal.
Lots of twists that will keep up wondering until the very end.
I really enjoyed this book, and all the characters. I did not read the 1st book yet, but it's not needed.
This time he butts heads with crypto-zoologist Dr. Bremmer, and the blow-up goes viral!!
But, when Dr. Bremmer goes up to Alaska to hunt down clues on the mysterious Hana K'ilo. He leaves a packet of info for Harlan with his T.A. in case he disappears, because even though they don't agree, Dr. Bremmer trusts Harlan to find out the truth. So instead of a romantic get-away to Hawaii, Harlan and Vieve head up to Alaska to view the Northern Lights, and look for a monster-human or animal.
Lots of twists that will keep up wondering until the very end.
I really enjoyed this book, and all the characters. I did not read the 1st book yet, but it's not needed.
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