To continue our monthly series of book lists, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following books.
December, 2008 – Winter Mysteries
Blue Deer Thaw by Jamie Harrison. Corpses begin to surface with the spring in sparsely inhabited Absaroka County, Montana. Sheriff Jules Clement investigates the circumstances while courting his deputy, Carolina Fair, and contending with the wedding of his best friends in the newly renovated hotel outside Blue Deer. Fourth in a series. Cassette book RC 51397.
A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow. Kate Shugak has retired from the Anchorage district attorney's office after surviving a murder attempt. But when a park ranger and his rescuer disappear, she searches for them in the wilderness. First of a series. Cassette book RC 63065. Large Print book LP 17592.
Icy Clutches by Aaron Elkins. Thirty years ago an Alaskan avalanche claimed the lives of members of a botanical research team. The only survivor of the team, having just completed his memoirs of the fateful trip, invites the victims' relatives to join him at the avalanche site. When the group stumbles upon some bones at that location, vacationing skeleton detective Gideon Oliver begins to uncover some old secrets. Sixth in a series. Cassette book RC 35222.
Murder On The Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry. Critical injuries are rare during the Iditarod dogsled race, but on "day two" musher George Koptak is found dead. While Alaska state trooper Alex Jensen is investigating, he learns that another contestant has died. Now Jensen turns to contestant Jessie Arnold for help. First of a series. Cassette book RC 55480. Braille book BR 10307.
Smilla's Sense Of Snow by Peter Hoeg. Smilla Jaspersen, half Danish and half Greenlander, is something of an authority on the characteristics of ice and snow. A boy from her apartment building falls from the roof, but his footprints in the snow show that he ran towards his death. Her attempt to solve the mystery uncovers a larger conspiracy. Cassette book RC 37499. Large Print book LP 11448.
Snow Blind by P.J. Tracy. Minneapolis during the winter is bleak. To brighten the winter, a snow-man building contest is fashioned in the park. But the mood is broken when the bodies of two policemen are discovered inside two of the snowmen. Detectives Magozzi and Rolseth hunt for clues, while Grace MacBride and her computer jocks comb websites and discover a terrifying link. Fourth in a series. Large Print book LP 22549.
Winter Prey by John Sandford. Lucas Davenport, ex-cop, battles an unusually cold Wisconsin winter as he helps track down a killer known as the Iceman. The Iceman is after a photo that shows him in a compromising situation, and he'll kill as many people as it takes to get the photo. In fact, four people are already dead. Lucas must find the photo and identify the Iceman before he strikes again. Fifth in a series. Cassette book RC 36385. Braille book BR 9198.
Link to previous Recommended Reads.