Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice (1998) Dana Stabenow

Liam Campbell is a state trooper who has been demoted and shipped off to Newenham AK, where he supposes he’ll rebuild his life–but isn’t much looking forward to it.

As he steps off the plane the first thing he sees is a bloody death, and the second the woman who was the love of his life.

Then he’s called in to deal with a shooting at the local bar/restaurant, and the trooper he is replacing leaves without giving Liam as much as a how-dee-do, leaving Liam to struggle his way blindly through figuring out who is who, what is what, and even where his office is.

This series, like her Kate Shugak series, is set in Alaska, though along the bay instead of in the interior. Liam is a State Trooper with a complex past, and Wy, the woman he loves, isn’t particularly simple either.

Although I enjoyed the series, I can say it was quite as good as the Kate Shugak series–and I came in on the middle of that series. Nevertheless, it was a very nice escape, and I liked Liam’s complexity. He’s likable despite being quite flawed.
Rating: 7/10

e book Published by Gere Donovan Press

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