Deeper Sleep

Louis Deem has perfected the art of ridding himself of unwanted wives. His first fell through the ice and drowned. His second was found crushed under his truck in a tragic accident. His third was found with a broken neck. The evidence is circumstantial, but the authorities are desperate to put Deem behind bars. And then the jury returns a verdict of not guilty. Only a month later, a mother and her boy are gunned down. And this time, Kate Shugak is determined that Deem will be punished, whatever the cost...

Dana Stabenow is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kate Shugak mysteries and the Liam Campbell mysteries, as well as a few science fiction and thriller novels. Her book A Cold Day for Murder won an Edgar Award in 1994. Stabenow was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fish tender in the Gulf of Alaska. She has a B.A. in journalism and an M.F.A. in writing from the University of Alaska. She has worked as an egg counter and bookkeeper for a seafood company, and worked on the TransAlaska pipeline before becoming a full-time writer. She continues to live in Alaska.