Murder on the Yukon Quest

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Summary: Living the adventure through reading
Review: I can never be critical of a book that transports me to the beauty of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Sue Henry gives such great visuals through Jessie that I feel like I am in the sled with her. I especially enjoy the detail given to the dogs. Sled dogs are marvelous animals and the relationship between musher and dogs is so well illustrated in these pages. I enjoyed it as much as Murder on the Iditarod Trail.

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Summary: Sue Henry's Best Yet!
Review: I started with Deadfall, great! Went to Murder on the Iditarod Trail, fine! Murder on the Yukon Quest, terrific, beautifully written, fun, suspenseful, best, mystery, great, and wonderful!

This one I got much out of, I felt I was in the book right next to the characters, but invisible. Jessie Arnold is a very caring and nice musher, she befriends everyone and helps them with their troubles, the book went right to action and details imediately.

I started this series because of the sled dog on the cover because I'm a fan of malamutes. More details on the dogs, or perhaps the ownership of a malamute would make this book the truthfully best book I've ever read! This book could get much more stars would it be possible. Other than that there is absolutely no way to improve this book, in my case, it is almost what you could call perfect, and is in my top shelf along with the Harry Potter books!

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Summary: Leaves You Wanting More
Review: Ms. Henry is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. Beginning with Murder On The Iditarod Trail, her tales of life and death in Alaska have never failed to impress me. In this story, Jessie Arnold is once again testing herself and her dogs on a long and difficult race, the Yukon Quest. The courage and stamina needed for such an endeavor is brought vividly to life by Sue Henry. The mystery, although a good one, is almost secondary to the wonderful descriptions of the snow covered wilds of Alaska. It leaves you wanting more.

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Summary: Topnotch thriller
Review: Sue Henry is back to her best form in this sixth book of the Alaska Mystery Series. Jessie Arnold decides to forego the Iditerod in order to compete in the less famous but more rugged Yukon Quest. Partway through the race, one of the mushers is kidnapped and Jessie is asked to deliver ransom to the kidnappers while she is in the middle of the race. As always, Henry's descriptions make the reader feel the freezing temperatures and stark beauty of the Yukon and the Alaskan wilderness. She also describes well the feelings of the characters who are put in dangerous situations. Henry deals with Jessie's ambivalent feelings about her relationship with Alex Jensen in this book. This is the best in the series since the first novel, Murder on the Iditerod Trail.

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Summary: Not Good
Review: Sue Henry's mystery stories cover ground but her characters are so flat and lifeless that they could be used for ground cover. Even the dogs have more personality.