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Summary: Nothing Gold Can Stay: A Liam Campbell Mystery
Review: A disappointment. Having read the previous two Liam Campbell mysteries, I was quite excited when this latest edition arrived. I soon discovered, however, it was not up to the quality of Dana Stabenow's other work. Although the book has its moments when a decent plot surfaces, overall the book is a monotonous collection of trite sub-plots punctuated with silly ramblings and descriptions about the sexual exploits of the books lessor characters. It is unfortunate Ms. Stabenow's writing style has to take these measures to fill the pages of this short book. The plot idea was excellent and could have been developed into a first-rate story. Dana Stabenow has repeatedly proved she can write a great story. This book is not one of them.
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Summary: Hurry up and write the next one!!!!!!!!
Review: hello Im ryan. Im a younger reader and ever sice taking a trip to alaska and seeing a sue henry book I have started and finished that series {excellent books} I read the first alaskan Dana Stabanow who has weekly articles in the Alaska Magazine. I must tell you that you would love this book and the ending is great!!!!!! if you havent read the other two the buy all three at the same time. You think { why, thats stupid} naw its great!!! once you read the first page of the first book you wont be able to stop till your hooked. Read the first two first, They are greaT!!!! THIS BOOK HAS A NON STOP PLOT, dana does an excellent job of weaving it to the very end. Youll think you know the characters by the end of the first chapter!! Better hurry up and order. you wont know till you start!!!!
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Summary: Nothing Special About Liam, But a Well-written Story
Review: I'm not that I understand why so many other reviewers gave this book 5 starts. The book was good but not great. This is my first Liam Campbell mystery and, sorry, I didn't find Liam Campbell to be an exceptionally compelling or inventive character.Ok, that said, this is a very good read. I really enjoyed the picture the author paints of the Alaskan bush. What a setting for a murder mystery? Beyond Liam Campbell, we meet a number of characters who are riddled with their own problems and connected by a series of creepy deaths. This book reinforced the notion that one wouldn't want to get lost in the rugged Alaskan outback amongst the frigid temperature, the lack of daylight, and the beers. I look forward to reading more from Dana Stabenow.
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Summary: Nothing Special About Liam, But a Well-written Story
Review: I'm not that I understand why so many other reviewers gave this book 5 starts. The book was good but not great. This is my first Liam Campbell mystery and, sorry, I didn't find Liam Campbell to be an exceptionally compelling or inventive character. Ok, that said, this is a very good read. I really enjoyed the picture the author paints of the Alaskan bush. What a setting for a murder mystery? Beyond Liam Campbell, we meet a number of characters who are riddled with their own problems and connected by a series of creepy deaths. This book reinforced the notion that one wouldn't want to get lost in the rugged Alaskan outback amongst the frigid temperature, the lack of daylight, and the beers. I look forward to reading more from Dana Stabenow.
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Summary: Liam and Wy are new to me, but thoroughly enjoyable...
Review: Other reviewers have said it better, but Stabenow truly captures the feel of the vastness and the "frontier" feeling that remains in Alaska. I've read some of Stabenow's work before, but not this particular cast of characters. I found the individuals in this book very interesting and likeable, and the story was compelling. I will be reading more of these mysteries. Check out this series! Thanks to Dana Stabenow!
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Summary: Drunks and loners
Review: The novel is the third in a series, and you need to read the previous two novels in order to understand the relationships between the characters. Like other novels by this author, it has a strange title. It is set in Alaska at the end of the 20th century. A bad slump in the fishing industry aggravates conditions caused by harsh weather, dark winters, and isolation. There is alcoholism and related domestic violence. Men beat their wives and parents abuse their children. A large number of people sleep around. The Alaska Bush has also become home to a variety of people ranging from eccentrics to a dangerous psycho. It is September and Wy is flying mail to isolated settlements and preparing to bring out summer people before bad weather. She dicovers a rural postmistress shot to death behind her counter. Events are compounded by the discovery of a murdered miner, his wife missing, and later a murdered recluse. Trooper Liam Campbell is a bit too quick to throw people into jail on flimsy evidence, and does not seem overly concerned about their rights (there is no such thing as ballistics for a shotgun - thousands of guns will produce the same shot pattern). References are made to other women missing in the past, and the case gradually winds forward to a conclusion. As in the previous novel, there is collateral damage. It does not pay to be on the premises when Liam is working on a case. The plot becomes fairly transparent, and the guilty party is known to the readers long before he is known to Liam. At times the story drags a bit when it goes off into side issues. The novel has sexual content, language, and some violence. Parental guidance is suggested for younger readers.
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Summary: Terrible reader for this series
Review: The reader for this book is impossible for me to listen to without gritting my teeth. Maybe this series is better in written form.
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Summary: Best of the Liam Campbell Series Thus Far
Review: This is the third outing for Liam Campbell, Alaska state trooper exiled to Newenham in the Bush when civilians were killed on his watch. He is continues to make the best of a bad situation. As summer ends, there is a rash of killings seemingly unrelated - too far apart, weapons not the same, etc. But, then again, maybe it is the same killer and if it is, Liam's got a serial killer loose in the Bush. Stabenow takes us through each step of the investigation and while she's at it transports us to the Alaskan Bush. This is a well written plot with intelligent, believable characters, a well-plotted mystery, and a satisfying ending. Only a handful of writer write as well as or better than Stabenow!
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Summary: Terrible reader for this series
Review: This is the third story in the Liam Campbell series by Stabenow. If you like the Kate Shugak stories you will also like this series. I admit that I jumped in at the third story here but I am now going back to get the rest. Liam is forced to solve a serial murder case though at first no one is sure that it is a serial case. It seems with different weapons and the distances apart that they are not connected. But, as the story progresses you see how they are connected and how eventually things come together. As usual Stabenow also makes the characters very real as well as the difference in the remote parts of Alaska and family values. She describes the setting as well as the lifestyles fantastically. Another winner by Stabenow.
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Summary: The third winner in the Liam Campbell Series
Review: This is the third story in the Liam Campbell series by Stabenow. If you like the Kate Shugak stories you will also like this series. I admit that I jumped in at the third story here but I am now going back to get the rest. Liam is forced to solve a serial murder case though at first no one is sure that it is a serial case. It seems with different weapons and the distances apart that they are not connected. But, as the story progresses you see how they are connected and how eventually things come together. As usual Stabenow also makes the characters very real as well as the difference in the remote parts of Alaska and family values. She describes the setting as well as the lifestyles fantastically. Another winner by Stabenow.
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