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Author
Series
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Shamus Award-winner and critical darling John Straley returns to his beloved Cecil Younger series, set in Sitka, Alaska. Criminal defense investigator Cecil Younger spends his days coaching felons on how to avoid incriminating themselves. He and his colleague have even started writing a helpful handbook with tips such as: Don't wear the tennis shoes you stole to court when the guy you stole them from will be there to testify and his name is still...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Look at any list of America's top foodie cities and you probably won't find Boise, Idaho or Sitka, Alaska. Yet they are the new face of the food movement. Healthy, sustainable fare is changing communities across this country, revitalizing towns that have been ravaged by disappearing industries and decades of inequity. What sparked this revolution? To find out, Mark Winne traveled to seven cities not usually considered revolutionary. He broke bread...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Majestically it rose from the icy waters, the gateway to the awesome wilderness of Alaska. Sitka drew all brand of adventurers, con men, criminals, and pioneers -- men such as trail-tough, battle-hardened Jean LaBarge. He left the swamps of the Susquehanna behind for the rugged beauty -- and deadly challenges -- of this frozen frontier. But the empire-hungry Russians had already established a foothold in Sitka and they wouldn't give it up without...
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