Cold light of day / Elizabeth Goddard.

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Title:

Cold light of day / Elizabeth Goddard.

Author:

Goddard, Elizabeth, author.

ISBN:

9780800742041

9780800742720

Physical Description:

329 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Missing in Alaska ; 1

Missing in Alaska ; 1.

Abstract:

"Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job when an unexpected wave of violent crime sweeps through her small Alaskan town. Does Grier Carter, a relative newcomer to town, actually have her back? Or is she all alone as the body count rises?"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Women police chiefs -- Fiction.

Police chiefs -- Alaska -- Fiction.

Policewomen -- Fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Small cities -- Fiction.

Missing persons. (OCoLC)fst01023702

Murder -- Investigation. (OCoLC)fst01029788

Police chiefs. (OCoLC)fst01068574

Policewomen. (OCoLC)fst01068789

Small cities. (OCoLC)fst01743749

Women police chiefs. (OCoLC)fst01201442

Alaska. (OCoLC)fst01204480

Geographic Term:

Alaska -- Fiction.

Genre:

Christian fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Fictional Work

Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Thrillers (Fiction) (OCoLC)fst01726755

Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742

Novels.

Romans.

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Summary

Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an unexpected string of criminal activity leaves her with a wounded officer, unexplained murders, and even an attack on her own father. Despite her mistrust of outsiders, she turns to Grier Brenner, a newcomer who seems to have the skills and training Autumn needs to face this threat to her community.

Grier is in Alaska for the same reason so many others are--to disappear--when Chief Long enlists his help. He emerges from the shadows and proves his mettle, but his presence in her life could be a deadly trap for them both. If his secret is exposed, all will be lost. And he's not sure even Autumn could save him.

As the stakes rise and the dangers increase, Autumn and Grier must rely on each other to extinguish the deadly threats.

"In this first installment of the Missing in Alaska series, Goddard weaves a gripping mystery set in southeast Alaska. Readers will be eager for the next in the series."-- Publishers Weekly

"The first book in Goddard's Missing in Alaska series will keep readers glued to their seats as the tension escalates."-- Booklist

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this first installment of the Missing in Alaska series, Goddard (Perilous Security Detail) weaves a gripping mystery set in southeast Alaska. Autumn Long, police chief of Shadow Gap, is dealing with a crime wave--murders, a missing woman--that's undermining public confidence in her leadership and imperiling her job. Soon she meets town newcomer Grier Brennan, who is evasive about his background, and while this isn't unusual ("People often came to Alaska to start fresh or disappear," she acknowledges), Autumn wonders if he's hiding something. Grier has his own reasons for keeping under the radar but can't avoid getting tangled up in the town's goings-on, as he crosses paths with Autumn and an attraction builds that feels almost fated by God. As the body count rises, Autumn and Grier join to track down the killer, who may have a link to their own pasts. The Alaskan wilderness is a character all its own, and Goddard expertly ratchets up suspense as Autumn and Grier look for the killer. Readers will be eager for the next in the series. (Feb.)

Booklist Review

After her father's injury and subsequent retirement, Autumn Long took over as police chief in the small town of Shadow Gap in the Inside Passage of the Alaskan Panhandle. Returning from a trip to Anchorage, she and her pilot spot someone drowning in one of the local inlets. Grier Brenner only arrived in town a few months ago and has been trying to keep a low profile, but when he sees the woman in peril, he dons his wetsuit and swims out to her rescue. The woman's near death is the start of a crime wave in the previously peaceful little town. As the body count rises, Autumn and Grier must work together to track down a killer while Autumn contends with a town council looking for any excuse to fire her, and Grier works to clear his name. The first book in Goddard's Missing in Alaska series will keep readers glued to their seats as the tension escalates in this thrilling romance with light faith elements.