{"product_id":"white-sky-black-ice-isbn-9781569473337","title":"White Sky, Black Ice","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first Nathan Active mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn to a poor Inupiat girl in Chukchi, Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, State Trooper Nathan Active was adopted and raised by a white family in Anchorage. Now, an unwelcome job reassignment has returned him to the stark, beautiful landscape of poverty-stricken Chukchi. Two suspicious suicides in the span of a week and rumors of trouble in the village and at the local copper mine lead Active to believe there is a killer at large. As a \u003ci\u003enalauqmiiyaaq\u003c\/i\u003e, or someone regarded by the community as “halfwhite,” he must fight for every clue before the killer strikes again.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWhite Sky, Black Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Trooper Active proves such an interesting and likable guide that the selfish reader can’t but hope Nathan won’t get that Anchorage transfer for at least a few more books.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What will keep readers enthralled are cinematic descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness and an unvarnished portrayal of life among the Inupiat . . . It’s a harsh existence, but one that Jones infuses with warmth, humanity and not a little magic. I can’t wait for Nathan Active’s next adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You can feel the bite of the west wind that comes screaming across the Alaska tundra and sense the isolation of the Inupiat Eskimos who live in this desolate part of the far north.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Active’s struggle between the cultures of the colonized (and his own internalized prejudice) and the colonizer provides an interesting twist to \u003ci\u003eWhite Sky, Black Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, a mystery steeped in land and culture.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Bloomsbury Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for the Nathan Active mysteries\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Robust . . . Active maintains  his awe of the vast Alaskan tundra, a forbidding region that Jones  renders in all its bone-chilling beauty.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jones  captures in precise detail . . . The starkly individual spirit of thi  village's collection of characters . . . His depiction of a freezing world  of tarpaper houses and whaling camps is absolutely convincing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eStan Jones is a native of Alaska. He has worked as an award-winning journalist and a bush pilot. He is the author of four other mysteries in the acclaimed Nathan Active series, including \u003ci\u003eShaman Pass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVillage of the Ghost Bears\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301881827557,"sku":"NP9781569473337","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781569473337.jpg?v=1767744134","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/white-sky-black-ice-isbn-9781569473337","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}