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  • Less Than a Treason

  • Kate Shugak, Book 21
  • By: Dana Stabenow
  • Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (506 ratings)

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Less Than a Treason

By: Dana Stabenow
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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Publisher's summary

Two thousand people go missing in Alaska every year.

They vanish in the middle of mountain footraces, on fishing boats in the Bering Sea, on small planes in the Bush. Now a geologist known for going walkabout with his rock hammer has disappeared from the Suulutaq Mine in the Park. Was it deliberate? An accident? Foul play? Kate Shugak may be the only person who can find out.

But for the fact that Kate, too, is among the missing....

©2017 Dana Stabenow (P)2017 Tantor
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Critic reviews

"Richly nuanced, [and] highly entertaining.... The book is sprinkled with wit, studded with exquisite descriptions of the rugged landscape, and filled with opinionated and endearing characters, including reality TV show producers, park rangers, geologists, and barkeeps." ( Publishers Weekly, starred review)

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Great book

Once again Dana Stabenow has outdone herself. For those of you who have not read or listened to the Kate Shugak series please do so, you're in for something special.

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Love Kate, not sure about narrator

I love Kate Shugak even though I think the earlier books were better than the more recent ones.
I'm not sure I would have chosen this narrator for the series though. I see that she has narrated most of them. I find her kind of aggressive in her reading, and her voice is a bit high pitched. and a bit too fast. Kate has a deep raspy voice because of her throat injury and things move slowly in the park... so I think someone with a deeper slower voice would suit better. But it's not enough to make me stop listening!

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Just as gripping as always

I never fail to enjoy the breadth and depth of the K as te Shuman mysteries. Just wish this one had lasted longer as there's more time passing between each new book now. PS.,Kate's doc is right she can't afford any more blows to the head. Rather read as she uses it to solve the question than as a target.

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Love everything by Dana Stabinow

Love the characters and Mutt
Love the the narrator
Love the descriptions of Alaska
Love the mix of old and contemporary cultures

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Good crime fiction

I am torn. The Alaska mystery is as good as ever. I appreciated the side characters, the return of some from previous stories, who turned up dead and the job of finding out why. What I had trouble with is how long Kate and Jim were apart and that I didn't think there was explanations enough of why that was. And I was very unhappy that I had to wait until the very last page to find out what happened to Mutt, and there was no expanding on that. I listened to it twice to see if I missed something the first time. Nope.
Marguerite Gavin did her usual superb job with the narration. I love her story telling style.

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Great installment. Classic Shugak!

After 21 installments the life and spirit of Kate is still strong in this book. We get a sense of her after all the years we’ve grown with her. We get to see her relationships with a grown Johnny and, of course, our favorite trooper. So many questions are answered and I love that this book brings closure to so many things. I’ve seen reviews that say it brings so much closure it’s like a reboot to the series. I feel it’s not a reboot, but rather a mature Kate who’se to move on and live a happy life with less guilt, heartache, and burdens. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

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My Favorite Series of All!!

Love Kate and Jim and Mutt. Narrator is perfection! Wish it would continue on forever!!

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loved this series!

so interesting to get some Alaskan education along with strong female characters and great narrator.

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Kate keeps rolling along

This book is really a continuation of Dana Stabenow's last book, 'Bad Blood'. It likely could have been written as one book or as the second of a sequel. But it did have different crimes to solve so hence we got this book.

In 'Bad Blood' the book ended with Kate and her dog, Mutt, getting shot without any final word and how it turned out for them. Since the series continues it is safe to say Kate survived. As with many of her books the author lays the groundwork with some background on different aspects of Alaska and the characters in her book. But eventually she gets to the crime and you are caught up in the resolution.

I continue to learn more about Alaska through her books. Even those living there get really cold in the winter and don't want to stay outside any longer than they have to. It is mentioned in the story that the elements of Alaska are out to get the people, some because they don't know any better and some that know better and still let Mother Nature get them anyway.

I find myself enjoying this series more the longer I listen to it.

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Dana Never Disappoints

Just finished another Kate Shugak story. And like all of the others, It felt like visiting old friends. I highly recommend this series for those who love a good murder mystery, Alaska and the great outdoors, with a little romance thrown in. Great winter read.

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