Not the ones Dead
A mid-air collision in the Alaskan wilderness between two small aircraft leaves ten people dead. Was it a bird strike, pilot error... or premeditated murder?
Then an eleventh body is found in the wreckage: a man shot gangland style, twice in the chest and once in the head.
In an investigation that reaches to the highest levels of government, justice may not be served, but Kate Shugak is determined that the truth will out, even at the risk of her life and the lives of those she loves most.
I have previously read all the other Kate Shugak novels and the Liam Campbell books.
There really is some lack of continuity in these books at times, Jim's height is one. A Deeper Sleep which is book 15 of the series. Bernie's wife, Enid is shot along with their eldest son Fritz. Was this a Bobby Ewing moment and she is back from the dead? I found that really odd that Van would ask about her and then realise she was off on one of their breaks? She was dead for heavens sake.
I feel Dana was on a schedule by her publisher to get this book out, it didn't flow and there was no suspense and the fun wasn't fun either. There was way too much political stuff going on, I read these for escapism of this stuff and I'm not American so I'm not even that interested. I like hearing about the weather, the plants, the landscape in Alaska. I will never go, but I like to hear the talk about that and how life is there, without the politics.
Lots of other characters brought in to this book that meant nothing and didn't add to the story. A lot more could have been made of a group setting up camp in Alaska for their agenda than they did.
Really quite disappointed in this book.
Thank you to Netgalley for my ARC in return for an honest review.