Last March, two men disappeared whilst loading supplies on a remote island in the Bering Sea: two million square miles of dark capricious ocean and tempestuous squalls.

Their Skipper, Harry Gault, should have been fired, at the least. But six months later he's still aboard the Avilda, and the families of the missing men are making noises about corruption. With the crew backing his version of events, what the authorities need is an investigator who can survive the torturous conditions on an Alaskan fishing trawler.

Someone like Kate Shugak...

Reviewers on Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series:

'An antidote to sugary female sleuths: Kate Shugak, the Aleut private investigator.' New York Times

'Crime fiction doesn't get much better than this.' Booklist

'If you are looking for something unique in the field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is the answer.' Michael Connelly

'An outstanding series.' Washington Post

'One of the strongest voices in crime fiction.' Seattle Times