KATE SHUGAK is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She's
5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat
and owns half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defia
nt, Kate is tougher than your average heroine - and she needs to be to survive t
he worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.