Sue Henry Boeken

The virgin landscape along the Yukon River has hardly changed since the gold rush began in 1897. Frostbiting winds slice the rugged terrain, and, like a shroud, the first dusting of snow covers the low hills. Braving thick snow on the Top of the World Highway--where one slip could mean a fall down thousands a cold-blooded killer. His only witness is Jim Hampton, a rugged canoeist whose vacation has abruptly ended. And Jensen's only clue is an 1898 journal--detailing an eerily similar murder--that Hampton discovered on the killer's path.

Multiple award-winning author Sue Henry takes us into the heart of America's last frontier with a gripping tale of suspense set in a rugged land that appeals to the adventurous and strong, and to those who are drawn to darkness. Famed Alaskan "musher" Jessie Arnold thinks she's finally put her dark past behind her. But the excavations on her new cabin unearth a decades-old skeleton entombed in a crumbling basement wall, along with a butterfly pendant necklace worn by the alleged victim of a brutal serial slayer who preyed on area women twenty years earlier. Pulled once more into a murder investigation against her will, Jessie fears a grim, half-forgotten nightmare has been reborn. For, in this stark and lonely place, in the first days of the all-too-brief Alaskan summer, another woman has disappeared without a trace. The signs suggest the unthinkable: an insatiable human monster has returned. And the clues she's uncovering hint that Jessie Arnold may well be his next victim.

Set against the stunning backdrop of Alaska's Inside Passage, a modern-day re-creation of the 1897 Voyage is underway, transporting two tons of Yukon gold from Skagway to Seattle. Among the participants are Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen and his partner, renowned musher Jessie Arnold. However, the journey takes a dark turn with the presence of the Grim Reaper, hinting at danger and intrigue that unfolds during this historic adventure.

Auf dem legendären Iditarod-Trail quer durch Alaska stellt ein Unbekannter tödliche Fallen. Jesse Arnold ist eine der wenigen weiblichen Schlittenhundeführer. Sie hat lange und hart mit ihren Huskys trainiert und zum erstenmal Aussicht auf einen der ersten Plätze. Doch damit wächst auch die Gefahr, daß sie selbst dem Mörder in die Hände fällt, der sich unter den ersten zehn Fahrern befinden muß.