She wants him to do it anyway. The truth hinges on the meaning of a Tlingit myth. Set against the modern Alaskan frontier and the surviving pantheism of its indigenous population, The Woman Who Married a Bear is a rich and exotic story. Like the work of Tony Hillerman and Arthur Upfield, it touches on mysteries far beyond the conventional. A fascinating Alaskan setting, great characters, a highly unusual plot and remarkably good writing.
Nothing is as the reader expects.
He is the author of four crime novels featuring Cecil Younger. His first, The Woman Who Married A Bear , won The Shamus Award. He lives in Sitka, Alaska with his young son and his wife, a marine biologist who studies whales. Bibliography N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.