A Taint in the Blood (Kate Shugak novels) - Hardcover

Stabenow, Dana

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312306830 ISBN 13: 9780312306830

Publisher: Minotaur Books,US, 2004

Synopsis

In Dana Stabenow's strongest novel to date, Charlotte Mauravieff hires Aleutian P.I. Kate Shugak to clear her mother's name. Twenty years ago, her mother was convicted of murder, of setting fire to the family home while her two sons were inside. One died, and one narrowly escaped. Charlotte has always believed in her innocence, though the mother herself accepted the verdict and the life sentence without protest. Now she is terminally ill, and Charlotte wants her free. As Kate begins an investigation, the mother refuses to cooperate, but soon it seems she isn't the only one who wants to leave the past in the past.

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Review

Praise for A TAINT IN THE BLOOD:
"This fourteenth Kate Shugak mystery is among the best in a consistently strong series."
-- "Booklist" on "A Taint in the Blood"

"'A Taint in the Blood, ' like its predecessors, canbe read on t wo levels--as a cleverly-executed thriller with an intriguing protagonist or as a fascinating exploration of an exotic society with its own unique culture. Either way, you can't lose."
-- "San Diego Union-Tribune" on "A Taint in the Blood"

"Full of strong story and sharp description...it deserves to be noted as one of her best."
-- "Chicago Tribune" on "A Taint in the Blood"

"Fast-paced action scenes [and] sympathetic child characters...help smooth a complex plot strewn with chunks of historical background."
--" Publishers Weekly" on "A Taint in the Blood"

"This is one fast paced thriller that you won't be able to put down."
-- "Rendezvous" on "A Taint in the Blood"
Praise for A TAINT IN THE BLOOD:

This fourteenth Kate Shugak mystery is among the best in a consistently strong series.

Full of strong story and sharp description...it deserves to be noted as one of her best.

Fast-paced action scenes [and] sympathetic child characters...help smooth a complex plot strewn with chunks of historical background.

This is one fast paced thriller that you won't be able to put down.

This fourteenth Kate Shugak mystery is among the best in a consistently strong series. "Booklist on A Taint in the Blood"

A Taint in the Blood, ' like its predecessors, canbe read on t wo levels--as a cleverly-executed thriller with an intriguing protagonist or as a fascinating exploration of an exotic society with its own unique culture. Either way, you can't lose. "San Diego Union-Tribune on A Taint in the Blood"

Full of strong story and sharp description...it deserves to be noted as one of her best. "Chicago Tribune on A Taint in the Blood"

Fast-paced action scenes [and] sympathetic child characters...help smooth a complex plot strewn with chunks of historical background. "Publishers Weekly on A Taint in the Blood"

This is one fast paced thriller that you won't be able to put down. "Rendezvous on A Taint in the Blood""

This fourteenth Kate Shugak mystery is among the best in a consistently strong series. Booklist on A Taint in the Blood

A Taint in the Blood, ' like its predecessors, canbe read on t wo levels--as a cleverly-executed thriller with an intriguing protagonist or as a fascinating exploration of an exotic society with its own unique culture. Either way, you can't lose. San Diego Union-Tribune on A Taint in the Blood

Full of strong story and sharp description...it deserves to be noted as one of her best. Chicago Tribune on A Taint in the Blood

Fast-paced action scenes [and] sympathetic child characters...help smooth a complex plot strewn with chunks of historical background. Publishers Weekly on A Taint in the Blood

This is one fast paced thriller that you won't be able to put down. Rendezvous on A Taint in the Blood

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"This fourteenth Kate Shugak mystery is among the best in a consistently strong series." --Booklist on A Taint in the Blood

"A Taint in the Blood, ' like its predecessors, canbe read on t wo levels--as a cleverly-executed thriller with an intriguing protagonist or as a fascinating exploration of an exotic society with its own unique culture. Either way, you can't lose." --San Diego Union-Tribune on A Taint in the Blood

"Full of strong story and sharp description...it deserves to be noted as one of her best." --Chicago Tribune on A Taint in the Blood

"Fast-paced action scenes [and] sympathetic child characters...help smooth a complex plot strewn with chunks of historical background." --Publishers Weekly on A Taint in the Blood

"This is one fast paced thriller that you won't be able to put down." --Rendezvous on A Taint in the Blood

From the Back Cover

Award-winning crime writer Dana Stabenow is at the top of her game in her latest spell-binding novel featuring Kate Shugak who's taken on her toughest case yet...

A MOTHER'S CRIME...
Thirty-one years ago in Anchorage, Alaska, Victoria Pilz Bannister Muravieff was convicted of murdering her seventeen-year-old son William. The prosecution convinced the jury that she set fire to her home while both of her sons were trapped inside. William died and the other, Oliver, narrowly escaped. Victoria was sentenced to life in prison, and though she pled not guilty at the trial, she never again denied her guilt.

A DAUGHTER'S DEVOTION...
Now Victoria has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and her daughter Charlotte, who's always believed in her mother's innocence, wants her free. Kate Shugak is the only P.I. Charlotte can find who's willing to take such a long-shot case.

A FAMILY'S DARK PAST...
Kate figures it can't be bad to do a favor for the Bannister family, one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in Alaska's short history. As she begins her investigation, Victoria refuses to cooperate. But it seems she isn't the only one who wants to leave the past in the past as Kate finds herself caught in a web of deception, secrets, and danger...

"Kate Shugak is the answer if you are looking for something unique in the crowded field of crime fiction."
--Michael Connelly, author of The Narrows

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books,US
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312306830
• ISBN 13: 9780312306830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272