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New York : Berkley Prime Crime, 1995.
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A string of drug-related accidents at an oil company's rig in the Arctic Circle forces Kate Shugak to go undercover to scope out a cocaine connection along the TransAlaskan Pipeline.
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LibraryThing member ffortsa
The fourth Kate Shugak book, and the best so far. I thought I'd read them all, but rereading this feels like the first time. A book full of very real characters and more humor than the previous books, as well as yet another view of life in Alaska, this time among the oil rigs on the North Slope.
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LibraryThing member buffalogr
Kate is back for #4, this time on the North Slope. The thinly shrouded names don't mean that you can't tell the real names of the people, places and things. The referenced massive oil spill, for example, looks and smells like Exxon Valdez, but isn't called that. That said, it WAS a good mystery
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about drug use among pipe line workers. There's also a bit about native culture and theft of artifacts: that came though in the end and was well woven into the mystery. Where's book #5? Show Less
LibraryThing member BookConcierge
Book on CD narrated by Marguerite Gavin
3.5***
After one too many drug-related deaths at the site, former DA Investigator Kate Shugak is asked to go undercover to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields to find out who is dealing drugs.
I had read the first book in this series a couple of years ago and I was not
That being said, I did find some of the characters thinly drawn stereotypes. A hard-hitting PR type, who is all sweet façade with an inner core of steel; an angry, overweight head of security who is totally at a loss to explain what is happening; a lonely man, besotted with a woman.
Marguerite Gavin does a fine job narrating the audio book. She has good pacing and sufficient skill as a voice artist to differentiate the many characters.
3.5***
After one too many drug-related deaths at the site, former DA Investigator Kate Shugak is asked to go undercover to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields to find out who is dealing drugs.
I had read the first book in this series a couple of years ago and I was not
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impressed, but I’m glad I gave the series another chance. I like that Shugak is a strong woman, smart, resourceful, dedicated, committed and independent. I also like her strong sense of integrity – her willingness to do what is right even when it may hurt someone she knows and loves. I also liked the subplot regarding the Native archeological treasures. That being said, I did find some of the characters thinly drawn stereotypes. A hard-hitting PR type, who is all sweet façade with an inner core of steel; an angry, overweight head of security who is totally at a loss to explain what is happening; a lonely man, besotted with a woman.
Marguerite Gavin does a fine job narrating the audio book. She has good pacing and sufficient skill as a voice artist to differentiate the many characters.
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LibraryThing member Olivermagnus
This is the fourth book in a series featuring Aleut investigator Kate Shugak. In this one, Kate goes undercover on Alaska's North Slope oil pipeline to find out who's been running drugs. Kate finds out soon enough that this is not going to be an easy job.
She soon discovers that pipeline workers
I really enjoy this series. I lived in Alaska for three years during the construction of the pipeline and the author does a great job of making sure all the landmarks are correct. She always gives the reader some insight into traditional Alaskan Native culture. This wasn't my favorite of the series but I still enjoyed it quite a bit and plan to continue the rest of the series.
She soon discovers that pipeline workers
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have some incredible luxuries. Employees are provided with gourmet meals, steak twice a week and prime rib on Sunday, a fabulous pool, sauna, and a state of the art gym. Traditionally a loner, she soon starts to form relationships with her coworkers and isn't sure she really wants to know if they are part of the drug problems. I really enjoy this series. I lived in Alaska for three years during the construction of the pipeline and the author does a great job of making sure all the landmarks are correct. She always gives the reader some insight into traditional Alaskan Native culture. This wasn't my favorite of the series but I still enjoyed it quite a bit and plan to continue the rest of the series.
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LibraryThing member SeriousGrace
Kate Shugak is a private investigator for the Anchorage District Attorney's office. In A Cold-Blooded Business her assignment is to go undercover at RPetCo, short for Royal Petroleum Company based in Prudhoe Bay up in the Arctic Circle. John King, CEO of RPetCo wants to know who has been dealing
As an aside, what irked me from the beginning is that Kate is supposed to go undercover as a roustabout on the slope but within her first week on the job she meets a former medic/acquaintance from another job and a trooper who knows her name. She has to lie and say she's no longer an investigator. Later she rushes to the first overdose on the job. Bursting into the room she encounters the victim is her cousin and he's just as surprised to see her as she is him. Finally, Cindy Sovaluk, a woman she meets in the sauna turns out to know her grandmother. So much for undercover when four different people know your name or are related to you!
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cocaine to his employees on company time. His main concern is overdoses are on the rise. There has even been a death by drowning linked to drug use. "Get that dope off my slope" he urges poetically. As an aside, what irked me from the beginning is that Kate is supposed to go undercover as a roustabout on the slope but within her first week on the job she meets a former medic/acquaintance from another job and a trooper who knows her name. She has to lie and say she's no longer an investigator. Later she rushes to the first overdose on the job. Bursting into the room she encounters the victim is her cousin and he's just as surprised to see her as she is him. Finally, Cindy Sovaluk, a woman she meets in the sauna turns out to know her grandmother. So much for undercover when four different people know your name or are related to you!
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LibraryThing member stephanie_M
Another very good novel in the series by Stabenow. Marguerite Gavin is the narrator, and she is very good also.
4 stars, and recommended.
4 stars, and recommended.
LibraryThing member TheYodamom
Another really enjoyable case solved with Kate. this time she goes way out and up in to the pipeline and works for the company that her whole being hates. Amazing scenery and revelations.
She is such a fantastic character. Strong, independent, a happy loner and never cowers who she is. I love her
She is such a fantastic character. Strong, independent, a happy loner and never cowers who she is. I love her
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and can't wait for the next book. Show Less
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Original publication date
1994
ISBN
0425158497 / 9780425158494