Henry, Sue
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Format:
Mass Market Paperbound, 320pp.
Date of publication:
May 2000
Publisher:
Avon Books
ISBN-13:
9780380788644
Dimensions:
17.53
cm. (length) X
10.72
cm. (width) X
2.18
cm. (thickness)
Weight:
163
grams
Author Note
Sue Henry, whose award-winning Alaska mysteries have received the highest praise from readers and critics alike, has lived in Alaska for almost thirty years, and brings history, Alaskan lore, and the majestic beauty of the vast landscape to her mysteries. Based in Anchorage, she is currently at work on the next book in this series.
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Jessie and her team of dogs are competing in the toughest dog sled race in the world—with an unknown killer on their trail. The beautiful Alaskan wilderness is the setting for this novel, by the author of "Murder on the Iditarod Trail."
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The Yukon Quest has the reputation of being the toughest sled dog race in the world, taking teams and mushers through more than a thousand miles of North America's most remote and treacherous territory. Jessie Arnold is ready to meet the challenge.
Jessie and her team of dogs are well prepared for the daring competition, but her one regret is that her longtime friend and lover, Alex Jensen, isn't there to see her off. Alex has been called home to Idaho for a family emergency and Jessie begins the big race without her biggest booster. Well along the trail, Jessie is stunned to learn that a young novice racer she met at the start has been abducted and held for ransom. The girl's distraught father has been warned that no one but Jessie Arnold is to be told--especially not the police. Feeling isolated and alone, Jessie must decide what to do in the face of terrible odds.
It's the contest of a lifetime, yet as the other mushers push toward the finish line, Jessie forges ahead in a... [More...] [Edit review] [Delete review]
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