A Deeper Sleep: A Kate Shugak Novel (Kate Shugak Novels) - Softcover

Stabenow, Dana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312937547 ISBN 13: 9780312937546

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2008

Synopsis

In A Deeper Sleep, her first novel since Blindfold Game, the stand-alone political thriller that made Dana Stabenow a New York Times bestseller, Stabenow returns to the popular and award-winning Kate Shugak series.

Kate Shugak, a private investigator, has been working on a case for the Anchorage District Attorney involving the murder of a young woman by her husband, a man named Louis Deem. Deem has been the subject of investigations before, and he's never been convicted of a crime. But Kate and her on-again, off-again lover, state trooper Jim Chopin, who arrested Deem, are convinced that this time it's different―and he'll finally be punished for his actions.

When the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, Kate, Jim, and citizens of Niniltna, Alaska, believe Deem has gotten away with murder. And when, a few weeks later, two people turn up dead after an apparent robbery, Kate and Jim can't help but believe that Deem is involved...but what it takes to bring Deem to justice could tear them apart―if the real killer doesn't get to them first.

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From the Inside Flap:

“Every time I think Dana Stabenow has gotten as good as she can get, she comes up with something better.”
—The Washington Times In A Deeper Sleep, her first novel since Blindfold Game, the stand-alone political thriller that made Dana Stabenow a New York Times bestseller, Stabenow returns to the popular and award-winning Kate Shugak series. Kate, a private investigator, has been working on a case for the Anchorage District Attorney involving the murder of a young woman by her husband, a man named Louis Deem. Deem has been the subject of investigations before, and he’s never been convicted of a crime. But Kate and her on-again, off-again lover, state trooper Jim Chopin, who arrested Deem, are convinced that this time it’s different, and he’ll finally be punished for his actions. When the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, Kate and Jim are devastated, and like the rest of the citizens of Niniltna, Alaska, certain that a man has gotten away with murder. They can’t help but think that it’s only a matter of time before he’s in the frame for another killing. Sure enough, a few weeks later a shooting leaves two dead in an apparent robbery. But this time Kate and Jim have a witness, and they’re not going to let Louis Deem get away again. Or will he? Dana Stabenow, Edgar Award–winning author and New York Times bestselling thriller writer, delivers a gripping page-turner about one town’s search for justice—at any cost.

From the Back Cover:

The latest entry in the wildly entertaining, award-winning Kate Shugak crime series―a gripping page-turner set in Alaska―from New York Times bestselling author
Dana Stabenow

"A splendid series."―USA Today

Kate Shugak, a private investigator, has been working on a case for the Anchorage District Attorney involving the murder of a young woman by her husband, a man named Louis Deem. Deem has been the subject of investigations before, and he's never been convicted of a crime. But Kate and her on-again, off-again lover, state trooper Jim Chopin, who arrested Deem, are convinced that this time it's different―and he'll finally be punished for his actions.

"An engaging plot...a vivid depiction of the Alaskan wilderness."―Booklist

When the jury returns a verdict of not guilty, Kate, Jim, and citizens of Niniltna, Alaska, believe Deem has gotten away with murder. And when, a few weeks later, two people turn up dead after an apparent robbery, Kate and Jim can't help but believe that Deem is involved...but what it takes to bring Deem to justice could tear them apart―if the real killer doesn't get to them first.

"All the elements that have made this series successful shine." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312937547
• ISBN 13: 9780312937546
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352