The Hunter's Moon

Rating:
Summary: Best of the series
Review: I was born in Alaska and lived there 23 years. I enjoy these books because it reminds me of home. Some are better than others. This book was great! Well written, exciting. Interesting. I've actually never liked Kate and Jack that much. Their characters seemed a bit hollow. But I did like the action in this one - it held my attention and I held my breath when Jack was killed. I applaud Ms. Stabenow's skill in writing that scene!
A must read.

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely the Best So Far
Review: Thanks to a number of reviewers who took it upon themselves to reveal the last 50 pages of this book in spoiler upon spoiler, I already knew that a great tragedy was to come upon Kate Shugak somewhere along in Hunter's Moon.

But even knowing that, I was totally unprepared for the grief that overtook me as a reader; the sobs that tore me apart. For those of us who have followed Kate from the very first book, this story is almost unbearable in its suspense, its heart-pounding intensity, and its gut-wrenching ending. It brings the series to a whole new level, and if I never read another one in the series, I will always remember this book.

The story starts out simply enough: Kate and her lover Jack Morgan, along with Kate's trusty half-wolf, half-husky Mutt, join feisty Old Sam and others as hired guides to a party of largely tenderfoot hunters. They've done work like this before, and they know all the pitfalls of such an escorted hunting trip, but this group of paid participants is more obnoxious than the average amateur: The entire group is from a multinational computer software company headquartered in Germany, and each of the teutonic wilderness wannabees is more obnoxious than the next. Before the first shot moose is cold, there has been an accidental shooting of a human being. And that's only the beginning. It becomes clear in very short order that a mass murderer has signed along for the trip, and that nobody is safe.

As Kate and Jack rely on their wits and their wildnerness savvy to figure out who is doing the killing, the reader is increasingly afraid for their very existence.

This is an amazingly powerful book. I'm glad I read it, but I'm still crying as I write this review. Whew!

Rating:
Summary: Best of the series
Review: This book, without question, is the best of the Kate Shugach series. It is, however, the one most likely to upset devotees. I was lucky enough to be in a small town in south central Alaska last year when Stabenow was appearing at a library fundraiser. Time and time again, she was asked why she did it (read the book to find out to what I'm referring, no spoilers here), why she wrote it that way. Stabenow answered that she didn't set out for it to happen, the plot just naturally flowed in that direction. She's absolutely right. It's what the series needed and served to advance the primary character.

This book is a solid mystery, set in an exceptionally interesting setting, and populated by characters that kept my attention. I highly recommend it.

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Summary: I LOVE This Book! And Cried For Hours........
Review: Was just introduced to the works of this author a week ago. Since that time I have read the Kate Shugak series from the beginning. Have to say that it has been quite some time since I have read a mystery series with a female lead that affected me like this one has. I recommend this series highly and only add that you should start at the beginning and work your way up to this book. The characters seem to step right off the pages of this series. I can close my eyes and see Kate, Jack and Bobby like they were right in front of me. Am taking a few hours off before I crack open the latest "Midnight Come Again". Might be because I have to gather up all the tissues I used up while reading this book! :) Dana,,,,, You Did GOOD!