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- Verlag: Books on Tape (April 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0736651985
- ISBN-13: 978-0736651981
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,5 x 15,7 x 2,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.2 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (13 Kundenrezensionen)
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While most modern mysteries set in Alaska concentrate on the damage done to the ecology or the strange personalities who take refuge in this arctic vastness, Sue Henry's books are more straightforward and usually more fun. In such stories as Deadfall and the Anthony Award-winning Murder on the Iditarod Trail, Henry follows in the sled and snowshoe tracks of writers like Jack London and Robert W. Service, who realized that Alaska was the last great frontier of adventure. Her characters, like champion sled-dog racer Jessie Arnold, are welcome throwbacks to a simpler period when physical challenge was a healthy way to measure self-esteem.
Jessie is testing herself in the thousand-mile Yukon Quest race, which follows the old mail trail from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, when one of the other racers is kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers insist that only Jessie can deliver the money, and it has to be on the most dangerous leg of the race. Any attempt to involve the police will result in the victim's death. Of course, the worst blizzard of the year blows up just as the race gets to that point, and it goes without saying that Jessie risks herself and her beloved dog team to recover the victim and capture the bad guys. Even if the thought of somebody shouting "Mush!" fills you with silent laughter, you're sure to be gripped by Henry's ability to recreate the pleasures and perils of an arcane sport in a breathtaking landscape. --Dick Adler -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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For mystery fans interested in the Alaskan wilderness, outdoor sports, or dogsled racing, Henry's latest will have lots of appeal. And even for readers who don't much care for dogs or sports, this well-crafted, suspense-filled story is still worth reading. Jessie Arnold has run the world-famous Iditarod dogsled race but is a rookie in the demanding Yukon Quest, which begins in Canada's Yukon Territory and extends over 1,000 dangerous miles to the finish line in Fairbanks. But Jessie has plenty of spirit and a fit, well-trained dog team. All of that hardly prepares her, however, for what happens when one of her fellow racers is kidnapped, and Jessie must deliver the ransom, rescue the victim, and capture the bad guys. The story is slow to get started, with the first 100 pages or so devoted to details about dogsled racing, but when the action kicks in, the story hurtles along agreeably to a surprising ending. Recommend this to fans of Nevada Barr. Emily Melton
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JESSIE ARNOLD HALTED HER TEAM AND STOMPED IN THE SNOW hook to secure the sled, though as far as they had come and this late on a chill mid-January night there was little chance that her dogs would proceed without an encouraging word from their driver. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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JESSIE ARNOLD HALTED HER TEAM AND STOMPED IN THE SNOW hook to secure the sled, though as far as they had come and this late on a chill mid-January night there was little chance that her dogs would proceed without an encouraging word from their driver. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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I started with Deadfall, great! Went to Murder on the Iditarod Trail, fine! Murder on the Yukon Quest, terrific, beautifully written, fun, suspenseful, best, mystery, great, and wonderful!
This one I got much out of, I felt I was in the book right next to the characters, but invisible. Jessie Arnold is a very caring and nice musher, she befriends everyone and helps them with their troubles, the book went right to action and details imediately.
I started this series because of the sled dog on the cover because I'm a fan of malamutes. More details on the dogs, or perhaps the ownership of a malamute would make this book the truthfully best book I've ever read! This book could get much more stars would it be possible. Other than that there is absolutely no way to improve this book, in my case, it is almost what you could call perfect, and is in my top shelf along with the Harry Potter books!
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This book is a mystery but is much more about the amazing people and place involved in one of the hardest spoting events the Yukon Quest. THe mystery is suspenseful but the race is captivating. Having just recently relocated to south-central Alaska, I not only find Sue Henry's mysteries a good read but a fun way to gather information.
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Ms. Henry is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. Beginning with Murder On The Iditarod Trail, her tales of life and death in Alaska have never failed to impress me. In this story, Jessie Arnold is once again testing herself and her dogs on a long and difficult race, the Yukon Quest. The courage and stamina needed for such an endeavor is brought vividly to life by Sue Henry. The mystery, although a good one, is almost secondary to the wonderful descriptions of the snow covered wilds of Alaska. It leaves you wanting more.
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Another winner from Sue Henry!
I discovered Sue Henry only a few months ago and devoured all her books in a short period of time. I read them in almost one sitting.
Ms. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Mai 2000 von Glenys M. Thompson
Another winner by Sue Henry
Another fantastic book by Sue Henry. Would love to join her fan club. While this one was nice to see her back with Jessie racing, I am still not sure I liked the final ending. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. März 2000 von Tanya L. Schaub
Living the adventure through reading
I can never be critical of a book that transports me to the beauty of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. März 2000 von Barbara E. Ettinger
Check your geography.
Just a word to the person who wrote the Kirkus review of this Henry book. Please know that Whitehorse is in the Yukon Territory and not British Columbia. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. September 1999 veröffentlicht
MY ONCE A YEAR TREK TO ALASKA!!! LOVED IT!!!!
of alllllll of sue henry's 6 books, i think that this had themost of the alaska lore that i love so much... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. September 1999 von gailsam@juno.com
Too much mushing; not enough mystery.
Sue Henry writes very much like what she is: a teacher of writing. Good, but a little stodgy. She also dwells overlong on description of how to hook up dogs to a sled, stow... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. August 1999 von Robert H. Ries
Ride along with the the heroine on the Yukon Quest trail
The book takes you from the very beginning of the sled trip, starting with the planning, packing of equipment, checking, training and care of the sled dogs, to the actual ride... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. August 1999 veröffentlicht
It is superbly Written... Not enough time for research?
Salmon Idaho's closest big hospital is in Idaho Falls...By Idaho's reconing of distance Salmon is nearly a suburb! Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Alaskan sled dog racing murder
Jessie Arnold forgoes the Iditarod sled dog race to enter the Yukon Quest, a race across a thousand miles of wilderness from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, to Fairbanks,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Juni 1999 von Susan Rose
Excellent addition to a wonderful series
Compared to the treacherous Yukon Quest race, the renowned and grueling Iditarod seems more like a summer picnic. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
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