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A Taint in the Blood

A Kate Shugak Investigation, Book 14

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A Taint in the Blood

By: Dana Stabenow
Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
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Bloomsbury presents A Taint in the Blood by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.

Kate Shugak is a native Aleut working as a private investigator in Alaska. She's 5 foot 1 inch tall, carries a scar that runs from ear to ear across her throat and owns a half-wolf, half-husky dog named Mutt. Resourceful, strong-willed, defiant, Kate is tougher than your average heroine – and she needs to be to survive the worst the Alaskan wilds can throw at her.

A Taint in the Blood: A daughter hires Kate to clear her mother's name. Twenty years ago, her mother was convicted of arson and murder, of setting fire to the family home while her two sons were inside. One died, and one was maimed. Her daughter has always believed in her innocence. But now her mother is terminally ill, and time is running out...

©2025 Dana Stabenow (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Crime Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Alaska Race Against Time

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'In the crowded field of crime fiction, Kate Shugak is unique.' (Michael Connelly)

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