The Story Knife

Probably, more accurately, a 2.5. As usual, I enjoyed the mystery set in a village in Alaska. The ending was pretty good, with plenty of red herrings leading up to the solution to the cases. But, the story sometimes seemed disjointed and confused. There were also sections that were too much "lecturin......more

This is a really good series......more

Title refers to Eskimo carving of ivory - used as murder weapon of shady Seattle lawyer. He was swindling Alaskan natives out of millions in government grants. Not much mystery. This is mostly about rural Alaskan villages and hard life of the residents. Good flavor of the lifestyle and environment o......more