Breakup — Dana Stabenow

Once, Kale Shugak was the star investigator of the Anchorage D.A.'s office. Now she's gone back to her Aleut roots in the far Alaska north--where her talent for detection makes her the toughest crime-tracker in that stark and mysterious land...

April in Alaska is the period of spring thaw, what the locals call breakup. It is a time of rebirth, renewal -- and the resurfacing of past debris. For Kate Shugak, this year's meltdown brings nothing but mayhem. Along with her taxes, she must deal with rampaging bears, family feuds, and a jet engine that crashes into her backyard. Then the melting snow uncovers a dead body near Kate's home. And when a deadly bear attack raises suspicions, Kate is drawn further into the destruction of this year's breakup -- and into the path of a cunning murderer...